BA World Philosophies and Development Studies

Course Overview This innovative BA program offers a truly global and decolonized exploration of philosophy, moving beyond the Western canon to examine diverse intellectual traditions from around the world. Students engage with fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, ethics, and society through a uniquely comparative and inclusive lens, gaining a richer understanding of human thought. The degree provides rigorous training in the metaphysical systems, ethical frameworks, and argumentation styles of a wide range of societies. Key Program Highlights Examines philosophical questions from a global, non-Eurocentric perspective Rigorous training in diverse metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical systems Develops critical skills in comparative analysis and decolonizing methodologies Explores a wide range of political, social, and argumentation traditions One of the only undergraduate programs of its kind worldwide