Such a concise and structured overview:) I did International Relations at LSE for my undergrad but I wish I had done Politics & Philosophy. Am looking to get into a Philo MA now :)
When I was in uni, I've done courses in ethics and political philosophy. Did quite a bit of Hobbes, Aristole and Rousseau. Though I didn't major in it, these classes were the most revelating, and dabbling in philosophy has become a hobby for me. Nice breakdown on the philosophy full course menu!
That's great news! Welcome to Philosophy at Cambridge. I will definitely put into consideration a tips and reflection video for starting first year at Cam with a philosophy focus.
I also want to pursue philosophy major in my undergraduate degree in South Korea actually, but I m confused if there I'm gonna study only about the Korean philosophy or I will get to study the philosophy of the world too?
Philosophy is best divided into three parts; Academic, Truth, and Practical. Academic is mostly about organizing facts about people, history, and jargon. Truth Wisdom is metaphysics and epistemology. Practical Wisdom is what ordinary people think about as philosophy. Metaphysics is a set of answers to all the deepest "what is the nature of?" questions and has nothing to do with how the world works, which is science. Metaphysics is semantic.
Our textbook is called 'forallx', some people said they have read it before studying philosophy formally as an undergrad, so it shouldn't be too hard to understand. Hope this helps!
Continental Philosophy is treated as something foreign in Oxbridge. After all, Cambridge was where Analytic Philosophy was developed in this first place.
I apologize for putting it like this- I do not think, women are predisposed to studying philosophy or doing any groundbreaking work in it ! Here's my thesis on this Theory of mine: 1. Women are physically weak: most of their energies go into gaining favors from the opposite sex, in order to get their physical work done for them. Women tend to be more dependent on other people (society), thus lacking a natural inclination to think independently. 2. Women have a dedicated sexual body part: a woman's body in its design, be the design of natural or theological origin, is more sexually oriented than a man's body. Sex is intrinsically, an act of pleasure (lack of self-control), whereas, Philosophy is intrinsically an act of self-control. The two acts negate each other. 3. All the major important philosophers have historically been Men; philosophy is a manly pursuit, as it takes a strong dissenting mind to break new ground; women are generally followers, men are generally leaders (this can be easily substantiated in biology, too). Nevertheless, I do think women should be taught philosophy, but I highly oppose the teaching of philosophy by women.
The notion that men are likely to practice sexual self-discipline because a woman's body is essentially sex-oriented in your eyes, is a complete disregard of how sexually volatile man is.
I think what philosophy has taught me is a way of thinking critically (in particular, logical reasoning) and viewing the world. I don't plan to pursue an academic career - in fact I plan to go to law school after this degree and qualify to work as a solicitor. I definitely do think critical analysis and logical reasoning will help me a lot in a legal career, as I did a legal internship last summer and found my skills quite relevant to the work.
