PY3100 Reading Philosophy 1: Texts in Language, Logic, Mind, Epistemology, Metaphysics and Science

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 9

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Planned timetable

To be confirmed.

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Module coordinator

Dr P M Greenough

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Module Staff

Team taught

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Module description

This module is designed to develop the philosophical skills students have acquired over their sub-Honours years, and acquaint them with key works in core areas of philosophy. The module involves close study of philosophical texts - historical and contemporary - that address a variety of topics within metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophies of logic and language, mind and science. Students will be required to carry out close study and discussion of these texts in staff-led weekly workshops, thereby furthering their skills of critical evaluation and analysis. Students will also take turns in presenting papers to the workshop, in pair-groups, which will help them to develop important communication skills and provide an opportunity for teamwork.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS PY1012

Assessment pattern

Coursework (including seminar presentation) = 100%

Re-assessment

1 or more essays to a total of 7,000 words = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 2-hour seminar, and 1 hour autonomous (student-run) learning group.

Scheduled learning hours

20

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

Guided independent study hours

280

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

Intended learning outcomes

  • Draw on familiarity with a range of important philosophical writings
  • Draw on an their improved understanding of how philosophy, as an academic discipline, is practised, and how it progresses
  • Deploy enhanced presentation skills
  • Deploy enhanced critical and argumentation skills
  • Deploy enhanced transferable skills such as those utilised in teamwork
  • Think independently and develop novel critiques of central texts in the field