Anyone studied Philosophy?
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Has anyone here studied Philosophy at A-Level or beyond? What did you think of the subject in general?
Currently doing it at Alevel. I would advise you take it only if you have competent reasoning and wish to develop this AND MOST IMPORTANTLY have good teachers. The subject can really get boggy and vagueness in exams will result in poor marks. Do not let this put you off though
Out of interest what other subjects you looking to pursue at alevel? As Philosophy being essay based helps compliment exam technique essay writing and all that which is found in English/History/Politics. If you are doing a lot of maths based subjects/sciences it might not be the most ideal choice! Its just something to consider.
If you have any specific questions ill happily answer to the best of my ability. I enjoyed the subject i wished to do a degree in Economics And Philosophy however for me it was not feasible so i had to settle for Economics but defiantly intent to take up the more questioned/reasoned/debated modules in Economics
+1 for this. In Social Sciences and Humanities you are encouraged to write argumentative essays and philosophy does teach you how to formulate arguments.
Well, my brother is something of a genius and is going to read philosophy and maths at Bristol University. If you want philosophy to aid in the production of anything even resembling objective knowledge, then mathematics is essential and is applied through logic, and such.
I had never studied it extensively, but I do an immense amount of reading of philosophy outside my studies. Any essay you ever write on anything will be enriched with a good knowledge of philosophy, as will your life in general. I have studied a couple of political philosophy modules within my degree, and not only do they offer some of the most enjoyable study opportunities, they are genuinely useful within my useless degree.
I'd say go for it, I suspect you will enjoy it immensely.
EDIT: Perhaps I should say that I don't think that dedicating oneself to the study of philosophy is as valuable as doing so with a natural science. Especially how much more advanced our natural science is becoming, and how much more we are learning through its method. And that isn't just because my younger brother is going to do a degree I would have loved to do, at one of our finest universities... -.-
I had never studied it extensively, but I do an immense amount of reading of philosophy outside my studies. Any essay you ever write on anything will be enriched with a good knowledge of philosophy, as will your life in general. I have studied a couple of political philosophy modules within my degree, and not only do they offer some of the most enjoyable study opportunities, they are genuinely useful within my useless degree.
I'd say go for it, I suspect you will enjoy it immensely.
EDIT: Perhaps I should say that I don't think that dedicating oneself to the study of philosophy is as valuable as doing so with a natural science. Especially how much more advanced our natural science is becoming, and how much more we are learning through its method. And that isn't just because my younger brother is going to do a degree I would have loved to do, at one of our finest universities... -.-
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I'm not sure it's even possible to 'study' philosophy.
My sis did Philosophy and Comparative Religion at Manchester, she got a job as a producer for a TV company after doing a postgrad TV course but decided she didn't like it so took redundancy when it was offered and is now a teacher.
i dabbled....
first couple of years great fun, interesting. 2nd couple of years....very anal... gets very technical..and "political"... if you get enjoyment out of reading Being and Nothingness (Sartre), Critique of Pure Reason (Kant), Thus Spake Zarathustra (Nietzsche) then by all means dive in..
first couple of years great fun, interesting. 2nd couple of years....very anal... gets very technical..and "political"... if you get enjoyment out of reading Being and Nothingness (Sartre), Critique of Pure Reason (Kant), Thus Spake Zarathustra (Nietzsche) then by all means dive in..
yeah... because the two aren't at all linked.