Australian National University

Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy)

Philosophy is the study of the fundamental nature of reality and the human experience. It is the bedrock you reach when, in any other discipline, you keep asking: why? At the ANU, philosophy is also a method: approaching a question by breaking it down into its component parts, building up reasoned, logical arguments—and following them wherever they lead, however surprising.

Closely analyse and critique arguments in a wide variety of fields and contexts, which may include using formal logic; develop cogent arguments and presentations, including engaging with detailed criticism of their ideas; apply complex abstract ideas to real-world phenomena in a wide variety of fields and contexts;recognise implicit assumptions in social, political, scientific, moral, and cultural arguments, and relate them to contested ideas and real-world scenarios; and describe various philosophical traditions and their history.