Philosophy MLitt (Research)
University of Glasgow
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Philosophy at the University of Glasgow is thriving. Our vibrant research environment includes an active community of postgraduate students and engaged staff who are internationally recognised for their contributions to a wide range of philosophical debates.OverviewOur staff supervise a wide range of the core areas of philosophy, including:aestheticsethicsepistemologyhistory of analytic and early modern philosophylogic and philosophy of logicmetaphysicsphilosophy of languagephilosophy of ...Read more

Philosophy at the University of Glasgow is thriving. Our vibrant research environment includes an active community of postgraduate students and engaged staff who are internationally recognised for their contributions to a wide range of philosophical debates.

Overview

Our staff supervise a wide range of the core areas of philosophy, including:

  • aesthetics
  • ethics
  • epistemology
  • history of analytic and early modern philosophy
  • logic and philosophy of logic
  • metaphysics
  • philosophy of language
  • philosophy of mathematics
  • philosophy of mind
  • political philosophy.

Current areas of research, which may transcend and cut across these core areas, include:

  • affect
  • autonomy in moral and political philosophy
  • causation and explanation
  • cognitive penetration
  • consent
  • distributive justice
  • ethical intuitionism
  • end of life ethics
  • knowledge-how
  • imagination
  • mental qualities
  • moral psychology
  • pain and suffering
  • philosophy of emotion
  • philosophy of perception
  • philosophy of virtual and augmented reality
  • social choice theory
  • social epistemology
  • totality
  • virtue ethics and epistemology.

Our Degree of Master of Letters (Research) requires you to undertake a postgraduate course of special study and research that represents a distinct contribution to knowledge.

Thesis length: 40,000-70,000 words (including references, bibliography and appendices).

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67/101
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22nd
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28th
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Elena
22 Feb 24

Glasgow University is in a good location, though it is expensive to live in the West End so I commute from Paisley. The classes are interesting, the assessments in the philosophy..Read more

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Maya
19 Feb 24

I love the location of the campus and how easy it is to be involved in the community/student life. The only thing I can think of improving would be to have more study spaces on..Read more

Entry requirements

Our regular standard of admission is at least an Upper Second Class Honours degree (2:1) in philosophy, although candidates will usually also have completed or be undertaking a Masters qualification.

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£25,290 per year

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Elena
22 Feb 24
Philosophy MA (Hons)
Glasgow University is in a good location, though it is expensive to live in the West End so I commute from Paisley. The classes are interesting, the assessments in the philosophy...
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Maya
19 Feb 24
Philosophy MA (Hons)
I love the location of the campus and how easy it is to be involved in the community/student life. The only thing I can think of improving would be to have more study spaces on...
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