? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : PPL-3-SCOTP-PH

This course will involve close study of Hume's Treatise with particular attention to Hume's reaction to themes and issues in early modern philosophy. A distinctive aspect of the course will be the provision of background texts (Berkeley, Locke, Malebranche, Leibniz, Bayle, Descartes) to provide the context for discussion in addition to standard literature. In reading these texts issues about reason and reasoning, naturalism, scepticsm, causation, modality and personal identity can be treated in context. In doing so the students can examine philosophical issues as well as historiographical issues."

? Pre-requisites : Philosophy 2A (PP0033) or Philosophy 2B (PP0034)

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

• Scottish Philosophy (VS1) (Not being delivered)

Home subject area

Philosophy, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Formative Assessment: Students are required to do either an essay or a presentation. Essays will be around 2000 words.

Summative Assessment: Assessment will be by examination of one two hour paper in the May diet

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Moira Avraam
Tel : (0131 6)50 3661
Email : Moira.Avraam@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Mr Peter Lewis
Tel : (0131 6)50 3652
Email : P.B.Lewis@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/ug_study/ug_index.html

School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/