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World Philosophies

BA · School of Oriental and African Studies · 3 years

World Philosophies

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School of Oriental and African Studies

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION76%
CONTINUATION75%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS55%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 38% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
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About this course

World philosophies is a degree that takes philosophy seriously as a genuinely global discipline rather than a primarily Western one. Every major human culture has grappled with the fundamental questions that philosophy addresses: what is the nature of reality, what does it mean to live well, what are the foundations of knowledge, what constitutes justice, and how should human beings confront mortality and uncertainty? The traditions that have emerged from these inquiries in South Asia, East Asia, Africa, the Islamic world, and the indigenous cultures of the Americas are as rich and rigorous as the Greek and European traditions that dominate most Western philosophy curricula, and studying them together transforms what philosophy is and can do. At SOAS, University of London, this three-year, full-time degree is taught within an institution with unrivalled expertise in the cultures, langua

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