Logic / Philosophy

Course summary

In Philosophy, you will encounter the work of some of the greatest thinkers in the western tradition. The Greeks invented western philosophy but the tradition begun with Socrates, Plato and Aristotle has continued uninterrupted up until the present day. You will study aspects of the work of philosophers like John Locke, David Hume, Rene Descartes and Bertrand Russell during the first year of your course in epistemology (the theory of knowledge) and ethics. You will be expected to develop a critical and evaluative approach to their arguments and you will learn how to construct and develop your own responses to them.