Posted by alexandra_k on August 21, 2005, at 19:22:09
In reply to Re: pact, posted by Declan on August 21, 2005, at 19:01:41
> There was nothing, with the exceptions of psychology and sociology that was more disappointing than English at uni.
LOL! Psychology did turn out to be a little different than most most people supposed...
What I say to everyone I meet is: 'what you really want to do is philosophy of mind. see... whatever it is you think you want from psychology... you will find it at grad level but why put yourself through that??? you can find it much sooner in philosophy of mind'.
But then it depends what one wants from psychology I suppose...
i wanted to learn about beliefs and desires and emotions and consciousness. about human beings and the world and our relation to the world. how we evolved. what its for. and i found that :-)
so sociology is a no-go then??? i know a couple people who really got into it. i remember crashing a lecture on the 'family friendly workplace' but not really my cup of tea...
>I solved this problem by doing a double major in History, which at least is a real subject. English could be too if.....well, doing the Russians first would be a start.
history... hmm. i started out with a double degree bachelor of education (secondary / high school level) and a bachelor of arts in english lit / history.
could only take one semester of education. 5% credit for being able to find books in the library...
loved philosophy. was thinking history might be ancient history which might be like classics. learning ancient mythology and architecture and plays and stuff... not so. military strategy of alexander the great. not my cup of tea...
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