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 |
Students will (i) attend fortnightly meetings of the Epistemology Research Seminar (at which visiting speakers present their research), (ii) participate in fortnightly 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 Tommasi Piazzi
7/10 Sherrilyn Roush (TBC)
21/10 Peter Graham
4/11 Elke Brendel
18/11 Orestis Palermos
2/12 Markus Seidel
Semester 2 speakers still to be confirmed.
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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.
- Familiarity with advanced research methods.
- Ability to 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 and other members of the Epistemology Research Cluster. |
| 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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