Postgraduate Course: Advanced Philosophical Method (PHIL11009)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting 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 | One of the curious things about philosophy is the way in which its methodology is a topic of active debate among its practitioners. Although philosophers theorise and debate specific topics & such as: the nature of the mental, the function of language, the possibility of objective right/wrong, knowledge and our ability to have it, the nature of freedom, etc. & opposing camps often tacitly disagree about something more fundamental than the specific topic. In this course, we will touch on a number of these specific topics but always with the aim of identifying differences in methodology and so explicitly examining the way such differences can lie at the root of other philosophical disputes.
The course is taught by Dr Mikkel Gerken. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 21,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
173 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will become familiar with the methods of advanced philosophy, and the course helps develop their ability in oral and written presentation of philosophical arguments.
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Assessment Information
| One 2,500 word essay. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Mikkel Gerken
Tel: (0131 6)51 5172
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
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