History of the
Program
The Doctor of
Philosophy Program in Philosophy and
Ethics was developed with the aim to
produce scholars with
international-level knowledge, abilities
and expertise in a field of philosophy
and ethics who are able to produce new
knowledge on moderate postmodernism and
guide the society on various dimensions
of life and society with confidence and
dignity.
The program was
developed by Professor Kirti Bunchua who
had been a member of the National
Legislative Assembly between 2006-2008
and is currently the Chair of the Moral
and Ethics Committee for the National
Legislative Assembly. On 16 January
2008, Professor Kirti gave a speech at
Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, and
during the speech he pointed out that
Thailand still lacked graduate programs
on moral and ethics, especially those
focusing on moderate postmodernism.
“Such programs would help
enhance level of morality and strengthen
ethics in Thai society” said
Professor Kirti. He also added that
scholars in every field of study should
determine to increase their knowledge
and understanding in their fields until
they could achieve in-depth and true
understanding. Moreover, these scholars
should also develop their philosophical
thinking ability and value ethics. They
should also be able to guide the society
with their knowledge on philosophical
principles and ethics, especially the
Sufficiency Economy Philosophy which
emphasizes morality, ethics, harmony,
and good governance. Furthermore, they
should also be environmental
conservators and use arts and academic
principles to guide their ways of
life.
The program was approved by the
University Council and started to offer
to the publics in Academic Year 2008
Semester 2. Students in the
program are required to attend 10
coursework subjects on basic philosophy
in which they have to write reports
related to the subjects. After
completing the coursework session,
students have to take a qualifying
examination in three subjects in order
to be eligible to conduct a thesis. Each
student will be closely supervised by a
thesis advisor during a thesis process.
The program office is located on the
5th floor of Building No. 21.
Students and interested persons can
contact the program at 080-0847389.
