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Philosophy
| Director of Studies | Dr Jeff Phillips (Faculty of Divinity) | |
| Faculty website | http://www.phil.cam.ac.uk | |
| Undergraduate admissions | http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/ | |
| Course information | http://www.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/philosophy/ | |
| Further enquiries | admissions@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk |
Cambridge has an excellent track record in philosophy. Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein once worked here, as did G E Moore and Frank Ramsey. Today the philosophy faculty is widely respected for the high quality of its research, and the low ratio between students and teachers guarantees that each student will get excellent training in developing his or her philosophical skills.
The philosophy students at St Edmund's are either mature undergraduate (over 21) or affiliated students. Our students come from many different countries and cultures. The philosophy students are looked after by Director of Studies Dr Jeff Phillips.
The following description of what it is like to study philosophy at Cambridge has been provided by the Faculty of Philosophy: "Philosophy is the study of fundamental problems about the nature of knowledge and reality, and about our moral and political ideas. In universities it is studied in a way which lays considerable emphasis on very precise and careful argument. Although undergraduates in Cambridge read a wide range of philosophical authors, the main aim of the course is not to impart information about which author said what. Rather the aim is that students acquire the kind of skill in reasoning which will enable them to tackle problems of a philosophical character and to think intelligently about abstract questions generally."