哲学研究了一些基本问题，例如人类知识的范围和局限性，现实的最终组成部分，价值和义务的来源以及正确推理的性质。所有这些始于试图回答两个看似简单的问题：我们能知道什么以及我们应该如何生活？昆士兰大学不仅为学生提供昆士兰州唯一获得认证的哲学专业，而且还为学生提供在整个学科广泛的研究密集型环境中与国际知名哲学家一起学习的机会。本专业强调批判性思维在健康社会中的关键作用，使学生能够更充分地参与更广泛社区中的领导角色。
Philosophy examines fundamental problems such as the scope and limits of human knowledge, the ultimate constituents of reality, the sources of value and obligation and the nature of correct reasoning. All this began with attempts to answer two deceptively simple questions: What can we know And how should we live Philosophy aims not to teach you what to think, but how to think. UQ not only offers students the only accredited philosophy major in Queensland but also provides students with opportunities to study with internationally recognised philosophers in a research-intensive environment, across the breadth of the discipline. Emphasizing the key role that critical thinking plays in a healthy society, the major equips students to participate more fully in leadership roles in the broader community.