Postgraduate Course: Contemporary Debates in Epistemology II (PHIL11181)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course introduces students to cutting-edge research in contemporary epistemology. |
| Course description |
This course introduces students to cutting-edge research in contemporary epistemology. Students will (i) attend meetings of the Epistemology Research Seminar (at which visiting speakers present their research), (ii) participate in tutorials, and (iii) develop a research paper under the supervision of one of the members of Edinburgh's Epistemology Research Cluster.
Information on the Epistemology Research Cluster can be found at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/ppls/philosophy/research/areas/epistemology
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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 |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- discuss the latest cutting edge research in epistemology (as presented by Epistemology Research Group speakers)
- engage critically in contemporary debates in epistemology
- formulate questions and positions of relevance in contemporary epistemology skills in writing a short critical paper on a current theme in epistemology
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Reading List
| Readings will include new or in-progress papers by ERG speakers, as well as relevant background papers, to be determined by the speaker and announced before each tutorial. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Reading, understanding and critically engaging with the latest epistemology research; critical thinking; constructive oral engagement; essay writing. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Martin Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 3654
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Course secretary | Ms Becky Verdon
Tel: (0131 6)50 3860
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