Postgraduate Course: The Nature of Value MSc (PHIL11057)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will discuss a number of issues related to the nature of value, among which may be any of the following. If an object of value is composed of parts, must the value of the whole equal the sum the values of its parts? Is there such a thing as intrinsic value, and if so, what is it? What is the relation between value and reasons? Can all values be reduced to one fundamental value, or is there an irreducible plurality of values? Can there be incommensurability in value, and if so, how is it best understood? Is value essentially comparative, i.e. do propositions about what is good or bad reduce to propositions about what is better or worse? (N.B. this list is indicative. The precise content of the course may vary from year to year, depending in part on who is teaching the course.)
Shared with UG course The Nature of Value PHIL10095.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
| To develop further the philosophical skills, and to extend as well as deepen the philosophical knowledge, acquired in previous philosophy courses.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Deborah Roberts
Tel: (0131 6)51 5171
Email: Jenni.Brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
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