Philosophy is characterised by a set of distinctively philosophical problems about the world and about our place in it; about appearance and reality; about value and conflicts of value; about the nature and limits of our own mind and bodies. We aim to cultivate students’ understanding of such problems, partly by exploring what the great philosophers have been saying about them over many centuries. Philosophy is also characterised by a set of skills and attitudes relevant to one’s effort to understand and orient oneself within the problems, and to develop and defend particular solutions to the problems. The key place to learn such skills is in the small-group tutorial, which meets eight times for every module. Essay-writing is also central to the discipline. Philosophy provides a special course in thinking deeply, in reading critically, in listening patiently, in writing clearly, and in living a more reflective life.

1 - To develop a broad understanding of (i) the history of Western philosophy from Plato through to contemporary figures, both in the English-speaking world and in other European countries, as well as of (ii) contemporary philosophical movements and methodologies e.g. phenomenology and hermeneutics
2 - To examine the nature of the human mind, and its interaction with the world through the human body; to enquire into the fundamental structures of the universe, together with an appreciation of the powers and limits of scientific enquiry in uncovering such structures;
3 - To explore some of the important points in contemporary debates about ethics and politics and society;
4 - To analyse and clarify the meaning of difficult concepts in different contexts, to explore the presuppositions and implications of the use of such concepts, to distinguish such concepts from other similar concepts.
5 - In response to attempts to persuade using arguments (in text or speech), to analyse those arguments, to assess them fairly, to discover weak or false argumentative steps, and to develop a counter-argument.
6 - To acquire the grounding of an active citizenship, built on intelligently and tactfully challenging received ideas.
7 - To acquire a sensitivity to ignorance, obfuscation, fudging and self-deception, and to engage in detailed and persistent research and enquiry to eliminate them.
8 - To develop and articulate one’s own position on a range of issues, to anticipate challenges to such a position, and to recognise those issues on which one does not or cannot have a position..
9 - To seek more intelligently, and to better understand, the meanings in one’s life.

Students are required to select 25 option credits in stage 2.

Students are required to select 25 option credits in stage 3.

Students are required to select 25 option credits in stage 4.

Students wishing to take PHIL30550 Honors Seminar must apply directly to the school for a place.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN5OF: Select a minimum of 5 of the following option modules
PHIL20010	Rationalism and Empiricism	Autumn	5
PHIL20320	Philosophy of Science	Autumn	5
PHIL20440	Feminism & Gender Justice	Autumn	5
PHIL20490	Knowledge & Scepticism	Autumn	5
PHIL20500	Phenomenology & Existentialism	Autumn	5
PHIL20630	Art and Society	Autumn	5
PHIL20710	Body, Mind, World	Autumn	5
PHIL20740	Conflicting Truths, a History	Autumn	5
PHIL20020	Logic	Spring	5
PHIL20240	Applied Ethics	Spring	5
PHIL20570	Philosophy & Literature	Spring	5
PHIL20580	Plato's Republic	Spring	5
PHIL20640	Philosophy of Mind	Spring	5
PHIL20700	Introduction to the Philosophy of History	Spring	5
PHIL20730	Revelation and Reason	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN5OF: Select a minimum of 5 of the following option modules
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN5OF: Select a minimum of five of the following options .
PHIL30110	German Idealist Philosophy	Autumn	5
PHIL30260	Philosophy of Law	Autumn	5
PHIL30280	Philosophy of Interpretation	Autumn	5
PHIL30590	Aristotle: Ethics & Politics	Autumn	5
PHIL30820	Hume and Kant	Autumn	5
PHIL30880	Applied Epistemology	Autumn	5
PHIL30900	Personal Identity	Autumn	5
PHIL30970	Phenomenology and History	Autumn	5
PHIL31000	Philosophy and Ethics of AI	Autumn	5
PHIL30070	Philosophy of Language	Spring	5
PHIL30250	Philosophy of Autobiography	Spring	5
PHIL30650	History & Philosophy: Nazi Germany	Spring	5
PHIL30690	Science, Perception & Reality	Spring	5
PHIL30870	Philosophy of Fiction	Spring	5
PHIL30890	Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations	Spring	5
PHIL30910	Irish Enlightenment	Spring	5
PHIL30960	Love and Knowledge	Spring	5
PHIL30990	The Medieval Mind	Spring	5
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN5OF: Select a minimum of five of the following options .
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN5OF: Select a minimum of five of the following options .
PHIL30110	German Idealist Philosophy	Autumn	5
PHIL30260	Philosophy of Law	Autumn	5
PHIL30280	Philosophy of Interpretation	Autumn	5
PHIL30590	Aristotle: Ethics & Politics	Autumn	5
PHIL30820	Hume and Kant	Autumn	5
PHIL30880	Applied Epistemology	Autumn	5
PHIL30900	Personal Identity	Autumn	5
PHIL30970	Phenomenology and History	Autumn	5
PHIL31000	Philosophy and Ethics of AI	Autumn	5
PHIL30070	Philosophy of Language	Spring	5
PHIL30250	Philosophy of Autobiography	Spring	5
PHIL30650	History & Philosophy: Nazi Germany	Spring	5
PHIL30690	Science, Perception & Reality	Spring	5
PHIL30870	Philosophy of Fiction	Spring	5
PHIL30890	Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations	Spring	5
PHIL30910	Irish Enlightenment	Spring	5
PHIL30960	Love and Knowledge	Spring	5
PHIL30990	The Medieval Mind	Spring	5
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN5OF: Select a minimum of five of the following options .

		Award		GPA
Programme	Module Weightings	Rule Description	Description
BHACS014	Stage 3 - 50.00% Stage 2 - 50.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47
BHACS001	Stage 3 - 50.00% Stage 2 - 50.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47
BHACS023	Stage 3 - 70.00% Stage 2 - 30.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47
BHACS027	Stage 4 - 50.00% Stage 3 - 30.00% Stage 2 - 20.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47