Undergraduate Course: History of Analytic Philosophy (PHIL10116)
Course Outline
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School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
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Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Philosophy |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Analytic philosophy is a general term for a style of doing philosophy that dominated English-speaking countries in the 20th century. Instead of revisiting speculative questions about the metaphysical foundations of the universe, which had occupied many philosophers in previous millennia, analytic philosophersinspired by developments in logic due to Frege, Russell and Whiteheadsought to dissolve the speculative questions themselves through analysis of language.
We will examine the history of this movement, through such topics as the following: the reactions of Frege and Moore to 19th Century philosophical idealism and psychologism; the methods of philosophical analysis exhibited in important papers by Frege, Russell, Carnap, and Ayer; mid-century work including portions of Wittgensteins Philosophical Investigations, Ryle's The Concept of Mind, and works by J. L. Austin; internal challenges to analytic orthodoxy raised by Quine and others.
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Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 30 |
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
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Friday |
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| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Meeting/Exhibition Room, Nursery School, Moray House |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The goal of the course is to help students come to a better understanding of contemporary debates in philosophy of language, mind, ethics, and philosophy of science, by deepening their understanding of the philosophical context of contemporary debates. |
Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by two very short essays (300 words) 25%, distributed through the term, one short essay (1300 words) 25% due in roughly halfway through the semester, and a final take home exam (50%).
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
This course will be assessed by three very short essays (300 words) 25%, distributed through the term, one short essay (1300 words) 25% due in roughly halfway through the semester, and a final take home exam (50%). |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Barbara Scholz
Tel: (0131 6)50 3652
Email: barbara.scholz@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Susan Richards
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
Email: sue.richards@ed.ac.uk |
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