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PhD Philosophy at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

Philosophy is used to clarify and interpret important concepts such as truth, God, mortality, beauty, knowledge and reality. These concepts play an important role in our self-understanding and our interpretation of the world.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Areas of research include: Social, political and legal philosophy Theoretical and applied ethics History of philosophy(ancient and modern) Metaphysics and epistemology Philosophy of science Language and logic.

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Entry requirements

McMaster’s doctoral program in philosophy offers courses of study leading to the degree of PhD in philosophy. The program’s fundamental aims are to develop in students the research capabilities required of professional philosophers and to qualify students to teach philosophy at university level. Since the most important qualification for a university position is competence in advanced research, the program makes research the main feature of a student’s individual course of study. Coursework is complementary to research rather than a qualification for it. The program has been designed so that students may quickly enter into the excitement of their own research while steadily building a solid

Graduate programmes accept applications for September, January and May admit terms; programmes listed without open/close dates do not accept applications for that term.

Apply through the official page: https://gs.mcmaster.ca/how-to-apply/

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