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Philosophy is an intellectually exciting discipline in which fundamental questions of human existence, value, and society are examined, debated, and challenged. Its methods are reason and argument and philosophy students are given the skills to reason and argue, cogently, and effectively. Rather than a body of doctrine, philosophy is a method or a way of approaching abstract general questions such as what is a good life, what is the fundamental nature of reality, and what is the purpose (if any) of human existence?
Philosophy: The course for you? This course offers the opportunity to engage in-depth with questions of metaphysics (about the fundamental nature of reality), epistemology (the theory of knowledge), ethics (theories of right and wrong), political philosophy (the nature of the just state), philosophy of religion (reasoning about God), philosophy of mind (questions about thought, language, and reason) and various other areas. The Department is ranked 101-150 in the world (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020) and the staff is world-recognized specialists in their respective areas of expertise. The general orientation of the department is broadly within analytic philosophy, which values clarity and rigorous argument, and is unique in this respect in Ireland.
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There is an option for Joint Honours and Dual Philosophy.In order for a student to be eligible for the Free Fees Initiative, they must have been living within the EU, UK or EEA countries, for the last 3 out of 5 years, must be a citizen and passport holder of the EU, UK or EEA and this must be their first time attending third level education, ie. university. Application deadline for EU students is February 1.
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US High School Diploma with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better (B+ average) unweighted and SAT with a minimum score of 1250 - 1400 on any two of the Critical Reading, Math and Writing sections and no score less than 500 or ACT with a minimum composite score of 27 - 32, Two Letters of Recommendation, Academic Statement. Weighted GPAs will be recalculated by the Applications & Admissions Team.
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Dublin
Ireland
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- Bachelors
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