Overview

About the department

Many of Sweden's most influential philosophers worked at the Department of Philosophy, such as Christopher Jacob Boström, Axel Hägerström, Ingemar Hedenius, and Adolph Phalén: in the early 20th century it was the center of the so-called "Uppsala School" that had great influence e.g. in jurisprudence and that counted, besides Hägerström and Phalén, leading legal scholars such as Alf Ross, Vilhelm Lundstedt and Karl Olivecrona.

In the second half of the 20th century the Department become very prominent in logic thanks to scholars such as Stig Kanger and Krister Segerberg. Uppsala University has the national responsibiity for scholarship and teaching in Aesthetics, a duty ordained by the Swedish government.

Programme Structure

Seminar topics include:

Aesthetics
Engaging Vulnerability
History of Philosophy
Philosophy of Language and Culture
Philosophy of Law
Practical Philosophy
Theoretical Philosophy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Visby, Sweden

Disciplines

Philosophy View 10 other PhDs in Philosophy in Sweden

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

A person meets the general entry requirements for PhD Programmes if he or she:

has been awarded a second-cycle qualification;
has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle; or
has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

Free
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EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

PhD programmes are free of charge in Sweden, regardless of citizenship.

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