Postgraduate Course: Advanced Philosophical Topics (PHIL11019)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Philosophy |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will examine advanced philsophical topics on a theme that will vary from year to year. Typical themes are likely to be the metaphysics of realism, epistemology, thoeries of meaning, or other topics in the philosophy of language. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this course should be in a position to tackle in a well-informed and critical way a range of interlocking philosophical issues centred on topics in realism / anti-realism and probability in contemporary metaphysics and philosophy of science. Topics to be covered will typically include:
- realism about universals
- Quine on ontological commitment
- anti-realism according to Michael Dummett and Hilary Putnam
- scientific realism and its alternatives
- probability and decision-making |
Assessment Information
| One 2500 word essay. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alasdair Richmond
Tel: (0131 6)50 3656
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Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
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