Cambridge Philosophy | what I learnt in my first year...

For everyone curious about my degree — this video will run you through all the basics!

[eliteplaya]

This is the ONLY video I've found which actually goes over CONCEPTS in philosophy, not just topics.

[thefoolonthehill]

00:00 Intro
00:57 First year (5 units/papers)
01:30 1 - Metaphysics
01:55 1.a) Causation
02:13 1.b) Free will
02:22 1.c) Induction and miracles
02:55 1.d) Personal identity
03:15 1.e) Mind and matter
03:52 2 - Ethics and Political Philosophy
04:07 2.a) Metaethics
04:44 2.b) Normative ethics (consequentialism, deontology, virtue ethics)
05:09 2.c) Moral psychology
05:29 2.d) Political obligation and authority
05:58 2.e) Equality of opportunity
06:22 3 - Meaning
07:08 3.a) Conditionals
07:56 3.b) Names and descriptions
08:31 3.c) Necessity, Analyticity, Apriority
09:03 3.d) Intention and Convention
09:16 3.e) Causal theory of names
09:28 3.f) Verificationism
09:46 4 - Set texts
11:27 5 - Formal Methods

[indigo_diary]

Such a concise and structured overview:) I did International Relations at LSE for my undergrad but I wish I had done Politics & Philosophy. Am looking to get into a Philo MA now :)

[oappoo]

When I was in uni, I've done courses in ethics and political philosophy. Did quite a bit of Hobbes, Aristole and Rousseau. Though I didn't major in it, these classes were the most revelating, and dabbling in philosophy has become a hobby for me. Nice breakdown on the philosophy full course menu!

[Impossible]

Fascinating! My two current favourite philosophers are probably Wittgenstein & Kierkegaard. Also, love that meme!

[Sky-bujj]

I'm going to be starting a philosophy degree in uni in just a few weeks' time, and though obviously I know I'm interested in the area, I've been doing a lot of thinking about how my 'interest' weighs against 'practicality'. Everyone knows there's no set future/career for a philosophy graduate, and to be very honest, I chose the degree based on "I would like to know more about this" rather than "I already know I love this", so as the summer has progressed I've grown more and more uncertain. But after watching your video, feel I've made the correct choice. It was a huge gamble on my part lol, but if every time I research into what I'll be learning at uni I look forward more eagerly to starting, maybe I've done something right.

[sarahmouncher]

I am going to start studying Philosophy at Cambridge in October, would love to see a video with any advice you might have for philosophy freshers? ❤️

[havenbastion]

Philosophy is best divided into three parts; Academic, Truth, and Practical. Academic is mostly about organizing facts about people, history, and jargon. Truth Wisdom is metaphysics and epistemology. Practical Wisdom is what ordinary people think about as philosophy.

Metaphysics is a set of answers to all the deepest "what is the nature of?" questions and has nothing to do with how the world works, which is science. Metaphysics is semantic.

[veridicusmind]

Awesome video. I'm on my second term rn, fun to hear a based breakdown from another undergrad!

[RaniOliviaa]

This has been soooo helpful, thank you so much!

[RaffayMalik-hscd]

How did you get into the university, as in what were your grades. What would you need to get an admission?

[ndmath]

1:55 On causation. If not induction, what is a better method to separate causation from correlation?

[jansmitsvanoyen]

So, there’s no properly continental philosophy at all then?

[VaibhavTiwari-wjgi]

I am also a want to do my PhD from here in Philosophy Subject. Can someone help me because I have some doubts and querry...
🙏🙏

[TheWaveWisdom]

I also want to pursue philosophy major in my undergraduate degree in South Korea actually, but I m confused if there I'm gonna study only about the Korean philosophy or I will get to study the philosophy of the world too?

[josephparsons]

Is there anything you recommend reading to prepare for the formal methods/logic aspect?

[moomoocow]

Oh, sets are nonsense, and Bertrand Russel is a hack. Wittgenstein and Max Stirner, all the way!

[cintyasanchez]

Hi! I'm a little lost on my philosophical essay, can you provide some tips ? Thanks!

[thearchive]

I apologize for putting it like this- I do not think, women are predisposed to studying philosophy or doing any groundbreaking work in it !
Here's my thesis on this Theory of mine:
1. Women are physically weak: most of their energies go into gaining favors from the opposite sex, in order to get their physical work done for them. Women tend to be more dependent on other people (society), thus lacking a natural inclination to think independently.
2. Women have a dedicated sexual body part: a woman's body in its design, be the design of natural or theological origin, is more sexually oriented than a man's body. Sex is intrinsically, an act of pleasure (lack of self-control), whereas, Philosophy is intrinsically an act of self-control. The two acts negate each other.
3. All the major important philosophers have historically been Men; philosophy is a manly pursuit, as it takes a strong dissenting mind to break new ground; women are generally followers, men are generally leaders (this can be easily substantiated in biology, too).

Nevertheless, I do think women should be taught philosophy, but I highly oppose the teaching of philosophy by women.

[Manx]

How did you intend to use this degree. Is it for a career? Do you want to pursue a career in academia?