Postgraduate Course: British Idealism and Immaterialism MSc (PHIL11085)
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 | This course will offer detailed seminars on the British idealists and immaterialists, from Bishop Berkeley, through Bradley and Bosanquet, to T. L. S. Sprigge. 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.
Shared with UG course British Idealism and Immaterialism PHIL10111.
Formative feedback:
- opportunity to submit a formative essay by the week 6 closing deadline
- students can obtain feedback from Dr Richmond and peers during tutorials
- MSc-only advice session approximately two weeks before the hand-in date for summative essays |
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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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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 10 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 2,500 word essay
Assignment deadline: Monday 15th December 2014 by 12 noon
Word limit: 2500 words maximum
Return deadline: Monday 19th January 2015 |
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Learning Outcomes
Students who take this course should be equipped to explore, discuss and analyse philosophical issues in the historical development of British Idealism and Immaterialism, and thereby acquire confidence in dealing with concepts and arguments from important figures in these traditions. In particular, they should be enabled to explore critically topics that include the following:
* Bishop Berkeley's arguments against the coherence and explanatory efficacy of matter
* F. H. Bradley's metaphysical commitments to idealism
* The status of Bradley as coherence or identity theorist of truth
* T. L. S. Sprigge's reconstruction of theistic metaphysics
* How the above figures can all be treated as part of a distinctively British idealist tradition
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
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Taught by Dr Alasdair Richmond |
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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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