Postgraduate Course: Kant MSc (PHIL11168)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course provides an introduction to some of the central issues in Kant's philosophy.
Shared with undergraduate course Kant PHIL10169.
For courses co-taught with undergraduate students and with no remaining undergraduate spaces left, a maximum of 8 MSc students can join the course. Priority will be given to MSc students who wish to take the course for credit on a first come first served basis after matriculation. |
| Course description |
The work of the German Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant continues to have an extraordinary influence in philosophy. As well as its contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of mind, and moral philosophy, it offers one of the most significant and intricate reflections on the nature of philosophy itself. This course provides an introduction to some of the central issues in Kant's philosophy.
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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 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 8 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
169 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 3000 word essay
Word limit: 2700 minimum / 3300 words maximum (excluding references) |
| Feedback |
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. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate core skills in philosophy, including interpreting and critically engaging with philosophical texts, evaluating arguments and theories, and developing one's own ideas in response to the issues discussed.
- acquire knowledge of the main interpretations of Kant¿s philosophy
- analyse the strengths and weakness of transcendental idealism
- acquire a sense of the place of Kant in the history of philosophy
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Reading List
Indicative bibliography
General
P. Guyer, Kant (Routledge, 2006)
R. Scruton Kant: A Very Short Introduction (Routledge, 2001)
A. Wood Kant (Blackwell, 2005)
On the Critique of Pure Reason
S. Gardner, Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Kant and the Critique of Pure Reason (Routledge, 1999)
D. Burnham, Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Edinburgh UP, 2007).
R. Langton Kantian Humility (OUP, 1998)
J. Van Cleve Problems from Kant (OUP, 1999)
Online reading
P. Guyer, 'Immanuel Kant,' Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.rep.routledge.com/article/DB047
M. Grier, Kant's Critique of Metaphysics, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-metaphysics/
Glossary of Kant's technical terms: http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/ksp1/KSPglos.html
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Participants will gain the essential skills involved in interpreting and critically engaging with complex philosophical texts |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The course will be taught by Dr Alix Cohen. |
| Keywords | Kant,History of Philosophy,Transcendental Philosophy,Metaphysics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anna Ortin Nadal
Tel:
Email: Anna.Ortin.Nadal@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Becky Verdon
Tel: (0131 6)50 3860
Email: Rebecca.Verdon@ed.ac.uk |
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