Master’s Course in Theoretical Philosophy

About this programme

The Master's course in theoretical philosophy includes such fields as philosophy of language, logic, epistemology, philosophy of science and the history of theoretical philosophy. The course is for students who are well-trained in analytical philosophy and who aim to pursue doctoral studies. It includes a thesis of 30 credits. Theoretical Philosophy – Bachelor’s Course, 30 credits, or a Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. English 6. If there are more applications than positions, the positions will be allocated based on the grades and the relevance of academic courses, the quality/subject of the bachelor thesis and motivation letter. Please do not forget to upload the motivation letter when you apply! The first semester: Four modules of 7,5 ECTS credits each. (To be completed with more information before the application period has ended.) A. Advanced Course in the History of Philosophy , 7.5 ECTS credits. Final Causes without Divine Design: Plato and Aristotle on why the World is Intelligible Description of course content: Both Plato and Aristotle subscribe to explanations that have later come to be called ‘final causation’. In Plato’s Phaedo, the character of Socrates criticizes earlier natural philosophy for merely describing material processes or constituents of the universe (Gr. kosmos) without really explaining them. This lack of explanation is often related to the idea that, from Plato’s perspective, earlier natural philosophers could not explain why certain things are for the best. In the Republic, we also find the much-debated claim that the Form of the Goo