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Postgraduate Course: British Enlightenment Philosophy MSc (PHIL11060)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course examines the philosophies of major British Enlightenment thinkers such as Locke and Hume. It will cover such topics as freedom, justice, the social contract, resistance theory, the problem of induction, and the role of reason/sentiment in morality.

Shared with UG course PHIL10097 British Enlightenment Philosophy
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
. engage critically with the moral and political philosophy, as well as the epistemology of key enlightenment thinkers such as Hobbes, Locke, Hutcheson and Hume, and be aware of the interrelationships between
different fields of philosophy at this time.
. demonstrate an understanding of some of the foundational treatments of topics such as liberty, political obligation and revolution, empiricism, scepticism, moral realism / subjectivism / egoism.

They will have honed the following transferable skills:
. Delivery of presentations (prepared both individually and a group)
. The capacity to contribute to group discussion
. An ability to summarise, analyse and criticise texts
. Written skills, with an emphasis on clarity, concision, and coherence
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Alasdair Richmond
Tel: (0131 6)50 3656
Email: Jackie.Allan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email:
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