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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Philosophy

Undergraduate Course: Self Control (PHIL10128)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaPhilosophy Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course examines how people solve problems of self-control. It aims to understand the connection between theories of dynamic consistency and weakness of will/ akrasia, and to explore mechanisms of self-control.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Knowledge and Reality (PHIL08017) AND Mind, Matter and Language (PHIL08014)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting 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.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate:

an understanding of the relationship between agency and rationality
an understanding of rational requirements and their implications
awareness of the connection between rationality and reasoning, and the ways it can break down
knowledge of major issues currently at the frontiers of philosophical debates about self control
an ability to bring analytic and critical tools to bear in reading and writing about current topics of research on self control

Students will also acquire the following transferable skills:

analytical skills
oral communication skills
the ability to recognise and critically assess an argument
the ability to do literature searches
Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by very short (equivalent to approx. 250 words) weekly assignments (5%), one mid-term essay (approx. 1500 word) due roughly half way through the semester (35%), and a final essay (approx. 1500 word) due around the end of semester (60%).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills analytical skills
oral communication skills
the ability to recognise and critically assess an argument
the ability to do literature searches
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Natalie Gold
Tel: (0131 6)50 3085
Email: natalie.gold@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Susan Richards
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
Email: sue.richards@ed.ac.uk
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