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Philosophy is the systematic attempt to understand and clarify ultimate questions about knowledge, values and reality. It emphasizes clarity, analysis, and logical reasoning. Studying philosophy provides an excellent training for all kinds of careers where good thinking skills are essential. The department offers a diverse range of courses in Chinese and comparative philosophy, philosophy of mind and language, ethics and politics, and other areas of philosophy including the history of European philosophy. Our students come from all the different faculties. Students can choose to major or minor in philosophy, or take just one or a few philosophy courses to try out.

Information about philosophy at HKU

• Why study philosophy?
• Courses
• Information about capstone courses for philosophy majors
• Prizes for philosophy students
• Program Learning Outcomes
• Some videos about writing philosophy papers produced by Dr Michael Johnson

Program Details

The department offers a range of courses in various areas of philosophy, including:

• Chinese and comparative philosophy
• Philosophy of mind and language
• Ethics and politics
• History of European philosophy Students can choose to major or minor in philosophy, or take individual courses. The program provides excellent training for careers that require good thinking skills.

Research Areas

The department's research areas include:

• Philosophy Labs@HKU
  • Introduction
  • AI & Humanity Lab
  • Hong Kong Ethics Lab
  • ConceptLab Hong Kong
• Publications
• Seminars
• Knowledge exchange