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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology)

Postgraduate Course: Mind and World in Early Greek Philosophy (PGHC11145)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaPostgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course will be a survey of the speculations of Early Greek Philosophers on the nature of Mind or thinking, starting from Homer and Hesiod, down to Democritus and the Sophists. Allowing for time, Plato's views in the Meno and Phaedo may also be considered. The course will touch upon issues relating to Mind versus Body, i.e. the Mind/soul and sense-perception, the soul as controller of the body, etc., but the main emphasis will be upon the nature of consciousness, memory, and the relation between Mind and its objects, incl. its claim to be able to discriminate between appearances and reality, truth and falsehood, etc. Some modern concepts of Mind will be introduced to frame the discussion, but by and large the course will consist of close reading and commentary of passages in the original.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
-Close, historically-informed reading of Greek philosophical texts.
-Understanding of the history of the concept of Mind, including the distinction between folk-theories, naive metaphors and more self-conscious technical terminology.
-Methodological problems pertaining to the interpretation of foreign and/or primitive mental concepts and categories.
Assessment Information
Students in Classics will have one in-class translation and commentary exam worth 30% plus a 2000 word essay worth the remaining 70%.

Philosophy students will write a 2000 word essay worth 100%.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Simon Trepanier
Tel: (0131 6)50 3589
Email: Simon.Trepanier@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Rosie Edwards
Tel:
Email: Rosie.Edwards@ed.ac.uk
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