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Philosophy Courses

  • 06-11-2004 10:11am
    #1
    boudu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi, I'm a computer science grad but I'm interested in doing some kind of a course, in either philosophy or history, to keep me occupied in my spare time. At the moment I'm shopping about a little... and so far the only place I've looked at is the Open University.

    Does anyone know about the quality of these courses? Can anyone point me to anything better than the OU? Is doing a course there even worthwhile? I'm not interested in doing a night course really. Work won't allow it and I think I would find it draining. I need flexibility, so self-study is what I want to do.

    If anyone could help me be an informed consumer (or non-consumer even) I'd mightily appreciate it! :D


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  • #2
    DadaKopf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭DadaKopf


    Evening courses/modules in UCD. UCD is probably the best philosophy department in Ireland. And for continental philosophy, it's in the top ten in the world.


  • #3
    boudu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭boudu


    DadaKopf wrote:
    Evening courses/modules in UCD. UCD is probably the best philosophy department in Ireland. And for continental philosophy, it's in the top ten in the world.

    I've been looking at the UCD website. Is this what you mean:

    http://www.ucd.ie/adulted.htm


  • #4
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,768 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    I did a Classics History course there with the OU and found it excellent. The a209 course in one module focused on Greek Philosophy and its impact on Athenian history.


  • #5
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,202 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    DadaKopf wrote:
    Evening courses/modules in UCD. UCD is probably the best philosophy department in Ireland. And for continental philosophy, it's in the top ten in the world.

    You're not a UCD grad, are you DadaKopF?

    How does one judge the relative merits of philosophy departments?


  • #6
    DadaKopf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭DadaKopf


    Yes I'm a bleedin UCD grad, thanks very much. :rolleyes:

    And that top ten thing came from some international league table of continental philosophy departments, or something.


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