Philosophy major (Phil) is a discipline to cultivate applied and compound senior professionals who have a certain theoretical accomplishment of Marxist philosophy and systematic professional basic knowledge, and can use scientific world outlook and methodology to analyze the practical problems in the contemporary world and China.
Courses offered by philosophy major mainly include: ethics, religion, aesthetics, logic, anthropology, psychology, management philosophy, modern philosophy of China, modern western philosophy, selected readings of classic works of Marxist philosophy, and guided reading of Chinese and foreign philosophical works.
Theoretical research talents who have certain philosophical and theoretical thinking ability, innovative ability, oral and written expression ability, social activity ability and certain scientific research ability, have a high level of foreign language and can engage in practical work in state organs, cultural and educational undertakings, press and publication, enterprises and other departments.
To learn philosophy, we must first understand history, geography, literature, management, natural science and other knowledge. Only on the basis of the above subjects can we have a profound understanding in the process of learning philosophy.
Only by understanding history and geography can we understand the past of human society, then understand the present and infer the future, and form the concept of social space-time development, thus forming a comprehensive, holistic and dynamic real philosophical system.
Only by understanding literature can we express philosophical thoughts and related knowledge in words, and at the same time, the literary literacy of people who study philosophy will be improved with the deepening of research.
Only by understanding management can we understand the embodiment and application of philosophy in micro-society and individual social environment, and can we know that philosophy is a necessary condition for the reform and development of research organizations.
Understanding the knowledge of natural science is the basis of learning philosophy, and it is also a reference tool for studying social development movements.