Postgraduate Course: Epistemology in the Early Modern World MSc (PHIL11127)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Philosophy |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course provides an introduction to epistemological themes prevalent in the early modern period and will appeal to students with interests in the history of philosphy and to those with interests in epistemology and in the philosophy of mind and language. Issues raised include the sources of knowledge, scepticism, the nature and content of ideas, the role of language, the nature of truth, and philosophical methodology, all of which are discussed through critical engagement in the debates on these issues found in the writings of the early modern philosophers, Descartes, Spinoza, Malebranche, Leibniz and Locke.
Shared with UG course Epistemology in the Early Modern World PHIL10145
Taught by Dr Pauline Phemister
Formative feedback available;
- the opportunity to submit a formative essay
- the course organiser open to discuss drafts and or plans of essays individually with students before submission (face-to face and via email)
- the course organiser will give general advice in class
- students will also present their work in class ahead of submission, set up as a debate between two students, each adopting the persona of one of the early modern philosophy studied in the course |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes To develop further the philosophical skills, and to extend and deepen the philosophical knowledge, acquired in previous philosophy courses.
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Assessment Information
2500 word essay due at the end of the semester.
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Upper word limit: 3000 maximum
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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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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