50業子

Philosophical research is work that requires intense and extensive training. When you pursue a career in academic philosophy the ideal place to acquire that training is our Research Master's in Philosophy.

The programme currently offers eight specialisations but starting from September 2023 there will be five, because some of the existing specialisations will merge.

Currently both the old and the new specialisations are listed below, because students aiming to enrol in February 2023 should still apply to one of the old specialisations, even though the labels will change in September 2023. Make sure to check whether the programme you're interested in is an old or a new programme.

Possible specialisations:

• Philosophy of Religion: The specialisation in Philosophy of Religion explores both classical questions concerning religion, such as the problem of evil, the conceptualization of faith and religious practices, and the issues of religious pluralism and (in)tolerance.

• History of Philosophy and Science: There is an English-taught Master’s programme that is offered in Nijmegen that is called History of Philosophy and Science. This is a Master’s specialisation that focuses on the entire history of philosophy, from antiquity to modern times.

• Philosophy of Mind and Language: In this Philosophy Research master’s specialisation you will explore explicit connections to developments in cognitive neuroscience and linguistics and explore the richness of language and communication from a social and evolutionary perspective.

• Metaphysics and Philosophical Anthropology: You will study ancient fundamental questions about ’existence’, the relationship between language and truth, and the essence of reality and explore philosophical questions about the nature of man from the perspective of continental philosophy.

• Ethics and Political Philosophy: In this English-taught Master’s specialisation of the Philosophy Research Master’s programme you will study moral conflicts and ethical issues in contemporary Western culture and how politics is a way of coping with these dilemmas.