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Supercurriculars for Philosophy

Apparently I need them for Cambridge application, I’m in Year 11 and my school says I should start planning these now. Ideas please?
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Reply 1
Original post by offshore-cauldro
Apparently I need them for Cambridge application, I’m in Year 11 and my school says I should start planning these now. Ideas?

I would maybe start by using the word "please"
Original post by tomosayo
I would maybe start by using the word "please"

Bro 😭
Reply 3
Books

Annas, Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Beaney, Analytic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Blackburn, Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

Critchley, Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy

Mill, On Liberty

Plato, Meno

Russell, The Problems of Philosophy

Websites
Video

David Chalmers (Philosophy of Mind)

Daniel Dennett (Philosophy of Mind)

Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind)

Noam Chomsky (Philosophy of Language)

Peter Singer (Ethics)

Philippa Foot (Ethics)

Podcasts
Reply 4
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/before/improve-application

Go to the section called "How to explore your chosen subject" and in Philosophy there are lots of suggestions.
Original post by tomosayo
Books

Annas, Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Beaney, Analytic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Blackburn, Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

Critchley, Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy

Mill, On Liberty

Plato, Meno

Russell, The Problems of Philosophy

Websites
Video

David Chalmers (Philosophy of Mind)

Daniel Dennett (Philosophy of Mind)

Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind)

Noam Chomsky (Philosophy of Language)

Peter Singer (Ethics)

Philippa Foot (Ethics)

Podcasts

Thankyou so much this is very helpful! I really appreciate it :smile:

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