British Idealism and Immaterialism MSc (P02800)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-BriIdeaIm

This course will offer detailed seminars on the British idealists and immaterialists, from Bishop Berkeley, through Bradley and Bosanquet, to T. L. S. Sprigge. No detailed logical or metaphysical expertise will be assumed, and the course is intended to be accessible to students with a wide range of philosophical interests and aptitudes.

Shared with UG course U04168 British Idealism and Immaterialism

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Philosophy, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students who take this course should be equipped to explore, discuss and analyse philosophical issues in the historical development of British Idealism and Immaterialism, and thereby acquire confidence in dealing with concepts and arguments from important figures in these traditions. In particular, they should be enabled to explore critically topics that include the following:
* Bishop Berkeley's arguments against the coherence and explanatory efficacy of matter
* F. H. Bradley's metaphysical commitments to idealism
* The status of Bradley as coherence or identity theorist of truth
* T. L. S. Sprigge's reconstruction of theistic metaphysics
* How the above figures can all be treated as part of a distinctively British idealist tradition