Postgraduate Course: Advanced Topics in Epistemology (PHIL11151)
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 introduces students to cutting-edge research in contemporary epistemology. |
| Course description |
*Please note the seminars will take place in room 1.17 in the Dugald Stewart Building and not 1.01, except 24th Feb and 9th March where the seminars will take place in 1.20 Dugald Stewart Building*
Students will (i) attend meetings of the Epistemology Research Seminar (at which visiting speakers present their research), (ii) participate in tutorials, and (iii) develop a research paper under the supervision of one of the members of Edinburgh's Epistemology Research Cluster.
Information on the Epistemology Research Cluster can be found at:
http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/philosophy/groups/epistemology-edinburgh
http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/philosophy/groups/epistemology-research-group
List of 2015/16 speakers:
23/9 Tommaso Piazza
7/10 Boleslaw Czarnecki
21/10 Peter Graham
4/11 Elke Brendel
18/11 Orestis Palermos
2/12 Markus Seidel
13/1 Modesto Gomez Alonso
27/1 Nenad Miscevic
10/2 Eleanore Stump
24/2 Catherine Elgin
9/3 Jean-Baptiste Rauzy
16/3 Martin Kusch
30/3 Amia Srinivasan
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 18,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 12,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
166 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 2,500-word essay.
Essay deadline: Thursday 21st April 2016 by 12 noon.
Word limit: 2250 minimum / 2750 words maximum (excluding references)
Return deadline: Friday 13th May 2016 |
| Feedback |
- Tutorials on same weeks the seminars run.
- Students have the opportunity to submit a formative essay by week 6 deadline in semester 2 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
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- knowledge of central issues in contemporary epistemology.
- familiarise with advanced research methods.
- conduct research on issues in contemporary epistemology.
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Reading List
Optional background reading:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epistemology/
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epistemology-social/
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/justep-intext/
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/knowledge-analysis/
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
Please see Learn |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Students will demonstrate the following transferable skills:
- evaluating abstract theoretical claims.
- grasping and analysing complex arguments. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The course will be taught by Dr Adam Carter, Dr Orestis Palermos, Dr Ian Church and other members of the Epistemology Research Cluster. External speakers will also be involved in the course. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jesper Kallestrup
Tel:
Email: jesper.kallestrup@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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