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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Philosophy

Postgraduate Course: British Idealism and Immaterialism MSc (PHIL11085)

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 will offer detailed seminars on the British idealists and immaterialists, from Bishop Berkeley, through Bradley and Bosanquet, to T. L. S. Sprigge. No detailed logical or metaphysical expertise will be assumed, and the course is intended to be accessible to students with a wide range of philosophical interests and aptitudes.

Shared with UG course British Idealism and Immaterialism PHIL10111.

Formative feedback:
- opportunity to submit a formative essay by the week 6 closing deadline
- students can obtain feedback from Dr Richmond and peers during tutorials
- MSc-only advice session approximately two weeks before the hand-in date for summative essays
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
Students who take this course should be equipped to explore, discuss and analyse philosophical issues in the historical development of British Idealism and Immaterialism, and thereby acquire confidence in dealing with concepts and arguments from important figures in these traditions. In particular, they should be enabled to explore critically topics that include the following:
* Bishop Berkeley's arguments against the coherence and explanatory efficacy of matter
* F. H. Bradley's metaphysical commitments to idealism
* The status of Bradley as coherence or identity theorist of truth
* T. L. S. Sprigge's reconstruction of theistic metaphysics
* How the above figures can all be treated as part of a distinctively British idealist tradition
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL Please see Learn page
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Taught by Dr Alasdair Richmond
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
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