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Kingston University: Modern European Philosophy

Institution Kingston University View institution profile
Department Humanities
Web www.kingston.ac.uk/postgraduate
Email admissionsops@kingston.ac.uk
Telephone 02033089932
Study type Taught

Summary

Reasons to choose Kingston - The course is based at the UK’s Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University, where you will be part of a supportive postgraduate community.

  • You will be able to participate in research events with international speakers and have easy access to London’s research libraries and events.

  • There are high levels of staff-student contact, including individual tutorials from versatile and internationally recognised teaching staff with a wide range of interests, projects and publications.

About this course This course offers a structured study of 19th and 20th-century European philosophy, closely interpreting and analysing foundational texts. Four taught modules are followed by a dissertation on a topic of your choice. Particular attention is given to Kant and Hegel, and subsequent philosophical developments in Germany and France. The course approaches Kant’s critical philosophy as a basis for understanding European philosophy as a whole. Other major authors include Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Deleuze, Rancière, Badiou, Agamben, Butler, and many others. There is also a wide range of optional modules.

Example modules - Kant and his Legacy

  • Nietzsche and Heidegger

  • Recent French Philosophy

  • Modern Political Philosophy

For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

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