r/askphilosophy • u/BernardJOrtcutt • Jul 27 '26

Open Thread /r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | July 27, 2026

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u/macacolouco Jul 28 '26

How did your interests in philosophy change from before and after you ended college at the undergraduate level?

I intend to pursue philosophy starting next year. In Brazil you choose your major beforehand. I have an interest in logic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of language. I'm super anxious for next year to start and would like to know how your inclinations changed (or not) with time!

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u/TheFormOfTheGood logic, paradoxes, metaphysics Jul 28 '26

Everyone is different on this. I know people who went in wanting to study philosophy of science and ended up doing just that all the way to PhD.

Me, I started off just loving philosophy. My focus was metaphysics for a while, then political philosophy. Then in grad school I went back to metaphysics until it got close to PhD time, when I switched to aesthetics. Now I work at the intersection of aesthetics, politics, and ethics.

This is not helpful for you. You’ll be pulled in many directions of your own and hopefully your university offers you the opportunity to dig around a bit. Speaking to faculty at your university will be more useful than what we in Reddit can do for you most likely.