Philosophy
Credential
Associate of Arts Degree
Duration
2 years
Delivery
Full-time
Start Date
January
May
September
Study Type
Regular Studies
Department
Enrolment
Open
Contact
About
Philosophy is the discipline which develops the ability to think clearly about fundamental questions, including those that frequently lie at the root of other disciplines.
Philosophy asks questions about the nature of knowledge, reality, truth, consciousness, freedom, moral obligation, aesthetic value, happiness, justice, and virtue--questions asked by those who seek to understand themselves, their society, and their world. We welcome students who are interested in questions of this order.
Student Resources
- Critical Thinking Guide - Dale Beyerstein & Alister Browne
- The Virtues & Craft of Being a Good Writer - John Russell
- Plato: The Republic - B. Jowett Translation
- Epictetus: The Enchiridion - Thomas Wentworth Higginson translation (a Stoic philosophy mainstay)
- Descartes: Six Metaphysical Meditations - William Molyneux Translation.
- Spinoza: The Ethics - R. H. M. Elwes Translation
- The Problems of Philosophy - Bertrand Russell (useful for theory of knowledge).
- Early Modern Texts - Many texts from the early modern period (and some 19th century ones too), translated into 21st century English.
- The Society for Women in Philosophy - Contains useful feminist philosophy resources.
- Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy - This page links to more useful feminist philosophy resources.