哲学已经成为西方知识生活的核心至少2500年，对于我们对世界以及我们在世界中的地位和与之互动的理解至关重要。哲学提供了可以系统和批判地研究智力和实践活动所有领域的前提的工具。尽管哲学家采取了不同的方法，但哲学的特点是强调论证的使用，批判性询问，推理的严格性和表达的清晰性，包括做出相关的区分。作为大卫·休David和亚当·史密斯的历史故乡，爱丁堡市是学习哲学的合适之地。该大学在这方面也有很深的历史渊源，以前的学生中就有亚当·弗格森和威廉·汉密尔顿爵士。爱丁堡拥有英国最大的哲学系之一，而哲学学会吸引了众多知名
Philosophy has been at the core of Western intellectual life for at least 2,500 years. It is central to our understanding of the world and of our place in and interaction with it.<br><br>Philosophy provides the tools by which the presuppositions of all areas of intellectual and practical activity may be systematically and critically examined.<br>Year 1- You will study Greats: From Plato to the Enlightenment, Morality and Value and Logic 1. These courses introduce you to key topics in the history of philosophy, morality and ethics, and the nature of argument. You will also study Psychology 1A and Psychology 1B, which cover core areas and research methodologies in psychology. Year 2- You will take two courses: Mind, Matter and Language and Knowledge and Reality. In psychology, you will take Psychology 2A and Psychology 2B, as well as Research Methods and Statistics. These courses will build on the core knowledge developed from Year 1 courses, as well as covering more in-depth statistical knowledge required for psychology. Year 3- You will start to specialise. You must take Research Methods and Statistics 2 and 3. Beyond this, you will choose a selection of courses from a range linked to our areas of expertise. In philosophy, these include topics linked to the major areas of the subject. In psychology, these include: Individual Differences, Development, Biological and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Year 4- You will choose several courses from a wide variety available. You will also complete either an independent dissertation on a philosophy or psychology topic of your choice, or a coursework dissertation via two extended essays in philosophy.