Perception MSc (P02801)

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

The course will cover contemporary analytic theories of perception and perceptual experience, such as sense-data accounts, causal theories and disjunctive conceptions, and modern representationalist theories.

Shared with UG course U04091 Perception

? Keywords : perception, perceptual experience, theories of perception, nonconceptual content

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 : 20 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will improve their analytic skills in philosophy and their ability to analyse and present a philosophical argument. Students who have completed this course should be able to:
? Examine in depth competing major contemporary theories of perception and perceptual experience.
? Assess whether these theories provide a suitable account of the phenomenology and epistemology of perception.
? Critically discuss different accounts of how perception may lead to justified belief and knowledge.
? Critically assess different theories of the content of perceptual experiences.