British Philosophical Association
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The British Philosophical Association is a British
organisation set up in October 2003 to promote the study of Philosophy
.
The Association encourages the teaching of Philosophy in British schools and promotes philosophy among prospective university students (providing information on funding and research grants). The membership of the association is restricted to professional philosophers, institutions, and learned societies. Unlike other Europe
an countries, like France
, where Philosophy belongs to the National School curriculum, philosophy is not necessarily taught in schools in the United Kingdom. Philosophy departments used to be an essential part of any university, but from the 1980s
, enormous financial pressure on university funding has resulted in the closing of smaller departments. Half a dozen philosophy departments in traditional universities had to shut down.
To encourage students to study Philosophy
and to persuade their parents that a philosophy degree does not prevent a person from achieving success in a subsequent career, The British Philosophical Association listed a number of UK Philosophy graduates who have been successful in a career away from Philosophy.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
organisation set up in October 2003 to promote the study of Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
.
The Association encourages the teaching of Philosophy in British schools and promotes philosophy among prospective university students (providing information on funding and research grants). The membership of the association is restricted to professional philosophers, institutions, and learned societies. Unlike other Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries, like France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where Philosophy belongs to the National School curriculum, philosophy is not necessarily taught in schools in the United Kingdom. Philosophy departments used to be an essential part of any university, but from the 1980s
1980s
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, enormous financial pressure on university funding has resulted in the closing of smaller departments. Half a dozen philosophy departments in traditional universities had to shut down.
To encourage students to study Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and to persuade their parents that a philosophy degree does not prevent a person from achieving success in a subsequent career, The British Philosophical Association listed a number of UK Philosophy graduates who have been successful in a career away from Philosophy.