Subject Group: Humanities
These subjects explore the ways in which humans live and communicate in the world. Human life is examined by looking at our past, our present and into our future. These subjects help people to express themselves clearly and develop their reasoning ability.
Brief Description:
This course in philosophy is grounded in the exploration of profound, fascinating and challenging questions arising out of students' everyday experiences. It aims to engage students in philosophical enquiry and dialogue about life's big questions, and to develop critical, creative, collaborative, caring thinkers who can participate in informed discourse and act in the world in a more reflective manner.
This is an optional Junior Cycle short course and requires approximately 100 hours of learning.
How will Philosophy be useful to me?
Philosophy contributes to students’ understanding of themselves, their world and their place in it. Through the exploration of the questions, students will encounter the main areas of philosophy, such as metaphysics (What is existence?), epistemology (What is knowledge?), aesthetics (What is beauty?), social and political philosophy (What is the best form of government?), ethics (What is justice?), etc. They will also encounter some of the thinkers, past and present, who have grappled with these and other big questions.
