If you want to learn more, why not explore some of our options to take your interest further?

Websites

Philosophy Bites – for podcasts of top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics, visit the Philosophy Bites websites which is brought to you by David Edmonds (radio producer, BBC), and Nigel Warburton (senior lecturer in philosophy, The Open University)

Find out more about what The Open University can offer to help you further your interest in:

• Philosophy – OU Philosophy website
• Social Sciences– OU Social Sciences website
• Ethics – OU Ethics website

Like Sandel's style? Try his free 12-part series of lectures on justice. Watch the videos, vote in the polls or take the quizzes.

Books

If you're interested in reading up on some of the issues surrounding the theme of a new citizenship, you may find the following books of interest:

• Liberalism and the Limits of Justice
  Michael J Sandel, Cambridge University Press
• The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering
  Michael J Sandel, The Belknap Press
• Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics
  Michael J Sandel, Harvard University Press

Courses

Social Sciences

Introducing the social sciences (DD101) - Level 1

This course is an ideal introduction to the social sciences – psychology, social policy and criminology, geography and environment, politics and international studies, economics and sociology – through study of contemporary UK society. You will learn about the nature of the social sciences and the ways they develop through a process of questions, arguments, evidence and evaluation. You will also learn about some key issues and debates at the centre of life in the contemporary UK.

Living political ideas (DD306) - Level 3

Should religious beliefs shape how politics are conducted in the contemporary world? Does violence have a role in politics? Should animals as well as humans be represented in politics? What do bodies and sexuality have to do with politics? Living political ideas is an exciting Level 3 politics and international studies course that debates these and similar questions.

Arts

Philosophy and the Human Situation (A211) - Level 2

An introduction to Philosophy, the course explores the basics of human thought, samples work from a range of philosophers across history and considers a number of philosophical questions. Rather than offering up a bite-size guide to the ideas, the course is a practical one, designed to engage the student and demonstrate the active study of the subject.

Postgraduate foundation module in philosophy (A850) - post-graduate

This post-graduate foundation course for the MA in Humanities aims to equip you with postgraduate-level skills including critical analysis, argumentation and clarity of thought and expression. It’s also designed to acquaint you with some contemporary debates in philosophy, around the theme of personhood.

The philosophy dissertation (A857) - post-graduate

The dissertation is the culmination of your MA in Philosophy and tests your ability to present a sustained academic argument in clear, logical prose. Within the rules of the MA, you’ll have considerable freedom in your choice of topic. The only stipulation regarding the subject matter for your dissertation is that it must be related either to an MA subject course you have studied or to an area you have studied in sufficient detail in the foundation course.

The above Arts courses are also part of the MA in Philosophy.

Content last updated: 07/06/2009

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