Postgraduate Course: Hume (PHIL11014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will examine topics in Hume's philosophy. Topics examined are likely to include Hume's method, causation, moral theory, aesthetic theory, and theory of the external world. The course will examine both Hume's texts, and contempory critical responses to Hume. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will be familiar with the major themes of Hume's philosophy, and contemporary critical responses to Hume.
The course also aims to develop students' general philosophical skills, in particular those required to understand and interpret an historical text.
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Pauline Phemister
Tel: (0131 6)51 3747
Email: p.phemister@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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