Project Ideas for Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

A comparative analysis of utilitarian and deontological ethics in contemporary AI decision-making systems

Exploring the concept of free will through the lens of neurophilosophy and behavioral neuroscience

The moral implications of genetic engineering: A deep dive into transhumanist ethical frameworks

Evaluating social contract theory in the context of global climate responsibility and intergenerational justice

The nature of consciousness and its relevance to artificial intelligence: A review of materialist and dualist positions

Reconstructing Plato’s theory of forms in modern metaphysical debates about universals

Examining the role of virtue ethics in digital communication and social media behavior

Logic puzzles and paradoxes as tools for understanding deductive reasoning and semantic ambiguity

Philosophy of language and the power of metaphor in political rhetoric

Kantian ethics applied to corporate whistleblowing and transparency policies

Moral relativism vs. moral realism: Are ethical truths objective or culturally contingent?

Exploring personal identity through thought experiments in metaphysics and psychology

Phenomenology of urban life: Applying Husserl and Merleau-Ponty to NYC’s sensory experience

The epistemology of conspiracy theories: How belief, bias, and trust interact in knowledge formation

Existential themes in literature: Freedom, absurdity, and authenticity from Kierkegaard to Camus

Eastern and Western philosophy on suffering: Comparing Buddhist and Stoic approaches to human pain

Feminist critiques of traditional moral philosophy and the ethics of care

The paradox of tolerance: How liberal societies confront extremist ideologies

Revisiting Nietzsche’s critique of morality in the context of modern consumer culture

Exploring death and the afterlife through philosophical, religious, and secular perspectives

Designing a high school curriculum to introduce young students to critical philosophical thinking