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Philosophy

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⇑Philosophy at KUL

Language: EnglishStudies in English
Subject area: humanities
Kind of studies: full-time studies
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⇑Test: Is Philosophy the right fit for you?

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10 questions · two minutes

1. In a seminar, someone presents an argument that strikes you as wrong, though you can’t immediately say why. What do you do?

2. How do you work with a difficult philosophical text?

3. Which area of philosophy do you want to explore in your Master’s thesis?

4. Seminars, reading and essays will be in English, and you’ll be debating with people from different countries and philosophical traditions. How does that sound?

5. A conversation with friends turns to a contentious ethical issue, such as the limits of free speech. How do you handle it?

6. Someone asks you what philosophy is actually good for. What do you say?

7. Your supervisor says the thesis of your essay is unclear. How do you respond?

8. How involved are you in philosophy beyond your compulsory classes?

9. Where do you see yourself after graduating?

10. What motivates you most to pursue a Master’s degree in Philosophy?

⇑Definitions and quotes

Philosophy
Philosophy (from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally "love of wisdom") is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. The term was probably coined by Pythagoras (c. 570–495 BCE). Philosophical methods include questioning, critical discussion, rational argument, and systematic presentation. Classic philosophical questions include: Is it possible to know anything and to prove it? What is most real? Philosophers also pose more practical and concrete questions such as: Is there a best way to live? Is it better to be just or unjust (if one can get away with it)? Do humans have free will?
Philosophy
There exists a definite misunderstanding between scientists and philosophers; a misunderstanding which might easily have been avoided had philosophers possessed a proper realisation of their inevitable limitations when discussing scientific matters.
A. D'Abro, The Evolution of Scientific Thought from Newton to Einstein (1927) p. 343
Philosophy
It is as absurd to expect members of philosophy departments to be philosophers as it is to expect members of art departments to be artists.
Leo Strauss, “What is liberal education?” Liberalism, Ancient and Modern (1968), p. 7. Reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 596-97.
Philosophy
Philosophy is that which grasps its own era in thought.
Hegel, Elements of the Philosophy of Rights; 1821.
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