Postgraduate Course: Value Theory 2 (PHIL11007)
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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will examine two recent loci of debates in meta-ethics: (1) moral testimony and (2) evolutionary debunking arguments. Each issue will be examined in its own right and with an eye to how each constitutes a challenge to moral realism. The guiding questions for the course will be:
1. what, if anything, is problematic about moral testimony?
2. how, if at all, does moral testimony bear on the debates between traditional meta-ethical views?
3. what exactly does evolution serve to debunk? What metaethical significance does it have?
The course is taught by Dr Guy Fletcher.
Formative feedback available:
- opportunity to submit a formative assignment by week 6 |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 21,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
173 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The course aims to both develop students' philosphical skills and their knowledge of various issues in value theory. The teaching is seminar based, and each week students will have to prepare by reading set work. |
Assessment Information
One 2,500 word essay
Assignment deadline: Monday 14th April 2014, 12 noon
Word limit: 2500 words maximum
Return deadline: Tuesday 6th May 2014 |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Guy Fletcher
Tel: (0131 6)50 9942
Email: Guy.Fletcher@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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