This programme is designed for students who wish to broaden their study of philosophy and make a gradual transition to research. It is ideally suited to students with previous philosophical training who would like to widen their knowledge of topics, gain more training in philosophical methodology, and/or narrow down their interests of specialisation in preparation for an MPhil/PhD. The flexibility of this programme ensures that you are able to negotiate your own path of study through a range of modules which reflect the research specialisms and publications of the teaching staff who are nationally, and internationally, recognised experts in their fields.

Course content

There are weekly dedicated MA seminars in theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy/ history. In addition, you may choose from a number of mixed undergraduate/postgraduate courses, which typically include: Aesthetics; Contemporary Theory of Knowledge; Descartes-Kant; Logic; Meta-ethics; Normative Ethics; Paradoxes; Philosophical Logic; Philosophy of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence; Philosophy of Language; Philosophy of Mind; Philosophy of Religion; Philosophy of Science; Political Philosophy; Wittgenstein.

You are also able to choose from any of the courses available on the MA in Reasoning as well as the philosophy modules offered in the MA in Aesthetics. Special topics are also available from other approved MA courses in the SECL, the School of Arts and the School of Law.

Assessment

By coursework and the dissertation.

T: +44 (0)1227 827272
E: information@kent.ac.uk

Professor Sean Sayers
Philosophy Section,
School of European Culture and Languages,
University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NF, UK
T: +44 (0)1227 827785
E: s.p.sayers@kent.ac.uk

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