These are not abstract questions for philosophy courses or searching editorials.

An entry on a political philosophy course reads: "The material is dry.

Hertz became a graduate student at a private college in 1893 and took many philosophy courses.

She asserted that the est training was "no more stressful than taking a philosophy course at a university".

The college set up separate sections of the philosophy course for students who might have been offended by his views.

And yet, in many schools, there is not one required philosophy course until the doctoral level.

York's politics, economics and philosophy course may also require an A* for the first time.

As a freshman, he studied creative writing, worked in film production, and took philosophy courses.

"Taking philosophy courses taught me to think about stuff from others' points of view," he said in the October interview.

As an instructor, he began teaching psychology and logic courses, in addition to a philosophy course.