Postgraduate Course: Philosophy of Time MSc (Semester 1) (PHIL11128)
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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will offer detailed seminars on key philosophical issues in the philosophy of time, tense and persistence, both classical and modern. No detailed logical or metaphysical expertise will be assumed, and the course is intended to be accessible to students with a wide range of philosophical interests and aptitudes.
The course will run twice; once in semester 1 and again in semester 2. Students taking the course must only attend either semester 1 OR semester 2 and NOT both semesters.
Shared with UG course Philosophy of Time (S1) PHIL10144.
Taught by Dr Alasdair Richmond
Formative feedback:
- opportunity to submit a formative essay on Learn by week 6 deadline (Monday 21st October by 12 noon)
- MSc-only advice session approximately two weeks before the hand-in date for summative essays |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Philosophy of Time MSc (PHIL11081)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 8 |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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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
Students who take this course should be equipped to explore, discuss and analyse classical and contemporary issues in the philosophy of time and thereby acquire confidence in dealing with these issues. In particular, they should be enabled to explore critically topics that include the following:
* The status of time and eternity in Plato and Aristotle
* The rejection of time in Sextus Empiricus, McTaggart and Kurt Godel
* Temporal topology: linearity, circularity and dimensionality
* Tensed versus tenseless accounts of time
* Endurantist and perdurantist accounts of persistence |
Assessment Information
One 2,500 word essay
Assignment deadline: Monday 16th December 2013, 12 noon
Word limit: 2500 maximum
Return deadline: Tuesday 21st January 2014 |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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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 Alasdair Richmond
Tel: (0131 6)50 3656
Email: A.Richmond@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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