Undergraduate Course: Metaphysics and Epistemology (PHIL10020)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
Philosophy |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The material covers a wide range of issues in current metaphysics and epistemology including:
- Metaphysics - universals and nominalism;
- modality and possible worlds;
- laws, dispositions and counterfactuals;
- metaphysics of mind;
- personal identity; realism, anti-realism and quasi-realism;
- truth-maker theory;
- Epistemology - causal, reliabilist and tracking theories of knowledge; scepticism;
- internalism and externalism;
- evidence and confirmation;
- a priori knowledge, methodology of science;
- perception and memory;
- testimony;
- feminist epistemology. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Philosophy courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Prospectus website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The coursework involves close and critical analysis of various historical and current views on central issues in metaphysics and epistemology. Students are asked to read, critically assess and discuss some of the most important texts in these fields. Students are encouraged to develop their skills in individual research through the writing of essays, and to develop their critical, analytic and communication skills through informal discussion and oral presentations in tutorial groups. |
Assessment Information
| Assessment will be by 3-hour examination in the May diet. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
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Course secretary |
Mrs Moira Avraam
Tel: (0131 6)50 3661
Email: Moira.Avraam@ed.ac.uk |
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