Postgraduate Course: Philosophy of the Social Sciences: The Analytic Tradition (PGSP11218)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | the course will consider how philosophical critiques of positivism can be brought to bear on the question of how social scientists should conduct their research developing the possible parameters of an 'interpretive' approach to data analysis. It will try to develop a contemporary and (socially informed) slant on a perennial philosophical issue, the human condition. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| to explore how the concerns of contemporary philosophy can be relevant to current issues in the social sciences |
Assessment Information
| essay in region of 4,000 wods |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Stanley Raffel
Tel: (0131 6)50 3994
Email: Stanley.Raffel@ed.ac.uk |
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