PY4611 Classical Philosophy

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

To be confirmed.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr M R Hampson

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr M Hampson

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

We shall conduct a thorough study of central and substantial texts in classical philosophy, with close attention to the philosophical implications. Examples: Plato's Theaetetus and Sophist, or Timaeus and Philebus, or Laches, Charmides, and Lysis; Aristotle's On the Soul, or Eudemian Ethics, or some books of the Physics. It is not ruled out that the focus in some years would be on the pre-socratics, or on Socrates and the 5th century sophists, or on Hellenistic philosophy, or on Platonism after Plato.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

1 or more essays to a total of 7,000 words

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 2-hour lecture and 1 x 1-hour seminar.

Scheduled learning hours

33

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

267

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.