Postgraduate Course: Philosophy of Action MSc (PHIL11073)
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 | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An introduction to the philosophy of action. This course will introduce students to the central issues in the philosophy of action, including the nature of actions, Davidson's causal theory of action and its critics, trying, agency, intention, our knowledge of actions, and the connection between perception and action.
Shared with UG course PHIL10075 Philosophy of Action
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will:
- understand the central issues in the philosophy of action
- be able to present and defend arguments for and against the causal theory of action
- understand the relation between reasons and actions
- be able to describe the role of intentions in action
- have improved their analytic skills in philosophy
- have developed their ability to analyse and present a philosophical argument
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Matthew Chrisman
Tel: (0131 6)50 3648
Email: matthew.chrisman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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