Bachelor in Philosophy

The Philosophy Department at the Hebrew University offers a dynamic program, offering high-level seminars and researches of international reputation. Students come to the department with a broad range of interests and aspirations and from all walks of life and departments for an education in the humanities, which greatly contribute to their personal and professional development. The aim of the first year of the BA program is to give students the main resources needed for doing philosophy, and to familiarize them with central areas and traditions in philosophy. The introductory courses in the first year include methodological introductions (critical thinking, logic, and critical reading); a historical introductory course (introduction to Greek philosophy); a topical introductory course (ethics and political philosophy), and also the course central problems in philosophy , which consists in an initial introductory survey of several central philosophical issues.