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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Philosophy

Postgraduate Course: Ancient Philosophy Seminar II (PHIL11107)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course aims to introduce students to the detailed study of a key text or topic in ancient philosophy.

The teaching is seminar based, and each week students will have to prepare by reading set work.
Course description Typical topics are likely to include:
- ancient theories of the good
- ancient metaphysics
- Aristotle's psychology
- Plato's cosmology
- Presocratic theories of perception

Whilst texts may include:
- Plato's Republic
- Phaedo- Timaeus
- Aristotle's De Anima
- Physics
- Metaphysics
- Passages from Presocratic and Stoic philosophers
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 21, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 173 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One 2500 word essay.

Essay deadline: Thursday 21st April 2016 by 12 noon.
Return deadline: Friday 13th May 2016
Feedback - Course organiser will review drafts up to 10 days before summative assessment deadline.
- Students have the opportunity to submit a formative essay by week 6 deadline on Turnitin via Learn. The essay cannot be draft of summative essay but it can be on the same topic.

Formative essay deadline: Thursday 25th February 2016 by 12 noon
Return deadline: Friday 18th March 2016
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
to develop both students' philosophical skills and their ability to identify and analyze the ideas and arguments of ancient philosophical texts which are multiply interpreted.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL Please see Learn page
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information The course is taught by Dr Inna Kupreeva.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Inna Kupreeva
Tel: (0131 6)50 3653
Email: inna.kupreeva@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk
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