Religious Studies

Course summary

If you enjoy grappling with big questions such as: How do we know things? What is the mind? Is it the brain? What is good? Should we have fixed moral rules (e.g. do not lie) or does what is good depend on the situation? How can there be a god if bad things happen to innocent people? The course is designed to give you a thorough grounding in the key concepts and methods of philosophy. You will have the opportunity to engage with big questions in a purely secular (non-religious) context. Year 1 – Moral philosophy and Epistemology (study of knowledge) Year 2 – Metaphysics of mind and Metaphysics of God