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Course Description

Explore philosophical issues either as a development of undergraduate study or following your first degree in another suitable subject. The degree is a coherent presentation of the central questions of philosophy.

Entry Requirements

 

  • An honours degree (normally 2.1 or above) or equivalent in philosophy or in another appropriate subject

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Fees

UK and EU Full time: £4,500 Part time: £2,350 Overseas: Full time: £11,500 Part time: £5,725

Module Details

Core modules

Knowledge and Reality
Examine current theories in epistemology and analytic metaphysics, in particular such themes as realism, justification, scepticism and freedom.
 
Political Philosophy
Available in alternate years
 
Ethics
Examine contemporary debates in normative and meta-ethics, including intuitionism, the ‘naturalistic fallacy’, moral reasoning, deontology and utilitarianism.
 
Political Philosophy
Explore contributions to current debates on selected themes.
Available in alternate years

Optional modules

Introduction to Philosophy
Core module for those without an undergraduate degree in philosophy
 
Logic and Language
Explore key views of Frege, Russell and Kripke on meaning and reference and examines truth, theories of meaning, interpretation and contextualism.
 
Mind and Psychology
Think critically about the nature of the mind, its relation to the body, and the philosophical implications of contemporary theories in cognitive psychology.

Reason and Religion
Examine historical and contemporary topics such as arguments for and against the existence of God, the nature of religious belief and language, and ideas of the afterlife.

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