Undergraduate Course: The Structure of Being (PHIL10112)
Course Outline
School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | The course will focus on the ontology of what there is. Such topics as:
- subjects & essences;
- parts & wholes;
- properties & relations;
- matter & form hylomorphism
will be studied. |
Course description |
A selection from the works of Plato; Aristotle; Leibniz; David Lewis; David Armstrong; and similar works.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Philosophy courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
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High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
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.
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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. |
Additional Information
Course URL |
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk |
Graduate Attributes and 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. |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Theodore Scaltsas
Tel: (0131 6)50 3649
Email: Dory.Scaltsas@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Ann-Marie Cowe
Tel: (0131 6)50 3961
Email: Annmarie.Cowe@ed.ac.uk |
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