Postgraduate Course: The Structure of Being MSc (PHIL11145)
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 |
Please see Learn page |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course will focus on the ontology of what there is. Such topics as:
- subjects & essences;
- parts & wholes;
- properties & relations;
- matter & form hylomorphism
The course will be shared with the undergraduate course The Structure of Being (PHIL10112).
The course will be taught be Prof Dory Scaltsas.
Formative feedback available:
- students can submit a formative essay.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 5 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The coursework involves close and critical analysis of various historical and current views on central issues in the ontology of substances. Students are asked to read, critically assess and discuss some of the most important texts in these fields. Students are encouraged to develop their skills in individual research through the writing of essays, and to develop their critical, analytic and communication skills normally achieved through informal discussion and oral presentations in tutorial groups. |
Assessment Information
One 2500 word essay.
Assignment deadline: Monday 20th April 2015 by 12 noon
Word limit: TBC
Return deadline: Tuesday 12th May 2015 |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
A selection from the works of Plato; Aristotle; Leibniz; David Lewis; David Armstrong; and similar works. |
| Transferable skills |
The coursework involves close and critical analysis of various historical and current views on central issues in the ontology of substances. Students are asked to read, critically assess and discuss some of the most important texts in these fields. Students are encouraged to develop their skills in individual research through the writing of essays, and to develop their critical, analytic and communication skills normally achieved through informal discussion and oral presentations in tutorial groups. |
| Reading list |
Plato, The Republic.
Aristotle, The Metaphysics.
Leibniz, The Monadology
Lewis, David, Parts of Classes.
Armstrong, David, Universals and Scientific Realism.
Scaltsas, Theodore, Substances and Universals.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy articles:
Substance: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/substance/
Being and Becoming: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/causation-metaphysics/
Process: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/process-philosophy/
David Lewis¿ Metaphysics: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lewis-metaphysics/
and cognate literature.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Theodore Scaltsas
Tel: (0131 6)50 3649
Email: Scaltsas@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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