The course at UWE is designed to cover the entire history of philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to Neo-Platonic and Hellenistic philosophy, Early Modern Thought, right up to the most contemporary Continental European and Anglo-American philosophy.
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We also put on a wide range of public events, including a regular series of Royal Institute of Philosophy lectures in the centre of Bristol. You can find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Our students run a flourishing Philosophy Society that puts on its own range of academic and social events. 

UWE Philosophy comprises a small, friendly, energetic group, actively engaged in research, whose work focuses on the Philosophy of Nature, post-Kantian philosophy, German Idealism, Phenomenology, Contemporary French and Italian Philosophy, Feminism, Political Thought, and the Philosophy of Health and Medicine. 

​We are currently rated fifth among all forty nine Philosophy programmes in the United Kingdom according to the Guardian league table, and have, since our inception in 2006, been in or just below the top ten. In the most recent National Student Survey (NSS), Philosophy achieved a 100% result for 'overall course satisfaction'.
All teaching takes place on the Frenchay campus of the University of the West of England, within walking distance of Bristol Parkway railway station, and with good public transport links to the centre of Bristol.

For a full and detailed account of the entire course and UWE Philosophy in general, please download our guide to UWE Philosophy, available here. 

More here about why to study philosophy at UWE.

WHY STUDY PHILOSOPHY AT UWE? HERE ARE 10 GREAT REASONS
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  • A great community of supportive students with an active Philosophy Society 
  • 100% overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey (2017) 
  • A course which situates philosophical problems in the context of the breadth of the history of philosophy and at the same time highlights philosophy's contemporary political and social relevance 
  • A diverse range of exciting module options that cover topics ranging from feminist philosophy, the philosophy of art, and the ethics of technology 
  • Regular visiting speaker talks and film showings ​
  • Passionate, research active teaching staff 
  • A range of support from well-being, careers, drop ins with your lecturers, peer assisted learning with students in the year above, and special skills workshops
  • Opportunities to study abroad or take a sandwich year to pursue a work placement as well as integrated work experience possibilities 
  • Living in Bristol, a vibrant, diverse, cultural city with a great night life
  • 5th for philosophy in the Guardian University League Table for 2022​


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