Articles are considered without discrimination as to subject matter or author. The only criterion is that it must be philosophical in method. The Society offers the Diplomas of Associateship and Fellowship to members who successfully complete a course of study by correspondence. Initial credits towards the Associateship are granted to applicants who have some prior knowledge of philosophy. Fellowships are awarded to members who submit research dissertations of the required standard.
Members working towards award of the Diplomas receive the support of a suitable mentor.
No entry qualifications are required. He believed that the person who wished to live properly had a duty to themselves to examine and put to the test their beliefs and prejudices. If they did not do this, they would never know if whatever they did was the right thing, or even a rational thing to do. The philosopher examines the views we accept about the world and about human conduct and tries to see if they are rationally defensible. The study of philosophy exercises one's rational faculties so that thinking becomes more interesting and easier to do.