Postgraduate Course: Modern Continental Philosophy (PHIL11024)
Course Outline
School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Philosophy |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
This course will present two distinct strands of thought in continental philosophy. The first term will begin with Kant and Hegel. We will consider how their ideas were to be challenged and developed by Feuerbach; Marx; Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. The second part of the course will be concerned with phenomenology and its relation to the analytic tradition. Brentano, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre and Merleau-Ponty will be compared with Frege and Wittgenstein.
Shared with UG Course PP0079 Modern Continental Philosophy.
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Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
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 modern continental philosophy. 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
One 2500 word essay.
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Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Julian Kiverstein
Tel: (0131 6)51 6333
Email: J.Kiverstein@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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1 September 2010 6:33 am
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