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Undergraduate Course: The Nature of Value (PHIL10095)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course will discuss a number of issues related to the nature of value, among which may be any of the following. If an object of value is composed of parts, must the value of the whole equal the sum of the values of its parts? Is there such a thing as intrinsic value, and if so, what is it? What is the relation between value and reasons? Can all values be reduced to one fundamental value, or is there an irreducible plurality of values? Can there be incommensurability in value, and if so, how is it best understood? Is value essentially comparative, i.e. do propositions about what is good or bad reduce to propositions about what is better or worse?
Course description Not entered
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
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least three philosophy courses at Grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will consider only university/college level courses.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
To develop further the philosophical skills, and to extend as well as deepen the philosophical knowledge, acquired in previous philosophy courses.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/ug_study/ug_hounours/ug_hons_index.html
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Class location: G.06 Dugald Stewart Bldg
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Campbell Brown
Tel:
Email: Campbell.Brown@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Susan Richards
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
Email: sue.richards@ed.ac.uk
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