Undergraduate Course: Philosophy Work (Year Abroad, MEL) (PHIL10056)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Year Abroad |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | EITHER
Philosophy courses taken in English (where available) or the appropriate foreign language during the year abroad
OR
The students take a distance course that covers major themes in Philosophical Methodology.
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| Course description |
This course covers major themes in philosophical methodology. Topics will vary, but may include: modal arguments in metaphysics; modal epistemology; the connection between analyticity, apriority, and necessity; Leibniz¿s Law; paradoxes; reflective equilibrium; thought experiments, the role of intuition, ontological commitment, semantic methodology, and conceptual analysis; and whether various philosophical disputes are verbal disputes.
Following the model of many existing philosophy honours courses, the students will be assessed for participation based on their posting on a discussion board on the course LEARN page. Students who email questions will be encouraged to also post these on the discussion board so as to generate interaction among the participants.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 42,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
330 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Have a grasp of fundamental issues in philosophical methodology, e.g. the nature of thought experiments, the role of rational intuitions, conceptual analysis.
- Be able to critically analyse and engage with literature by key philosophers in this field.
- Be able to present arguments clearly and concisely both within a classroom context and in a 2,000 word essay.
- Gain transferable skills in research, analysis and argumentation.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Online Lectures 10 Hours |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Bryan Pickel
Tel: (0131 6)51 5177
Email: bpickel@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Ann-Marie Cowe
Tel: (0131 6)50 3961
Email: Annmarie.Cowe@ed.ac.uk |
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