Postgraduate Course: Topics in Ancient Cosmology MSc (PHIL11069)
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 | An introduction into the theories of time, space, motion and change in classical Greek and Hellenistic philosophy. We shall start with a brief review of pre-Socratics and do on to discuss the relevant parts of Plato's Timaeus, Aristotle's Physics and selections from Stoic and Epicurean writers. In the end we'll discuss the sceptical criticisms of ancient cosmology.
Shared with UG course U04137 Topics in Cosmology |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
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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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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Inna Kupreeva
Tel: (0131 6)50 3653
Email: Cinzia.Discolo@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
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