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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Philosophy

Postgraduate Course: Themes in Epistemology MSc (PHIL11064)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course will explore themes in contemporary epistemology. Topics will vary from year to year and will be described in Learn.
Course description This course will explore themes in contemporary epistemology. Topics may include contemporary virtue epistemology, self-knowledge, the epistemology of testimony, the epistemology of disagreement and diversity, epistemic injustice, and issues in formal epistemology.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Advanced Epistemology (Online) (PHIL11136)
Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One 2500 word essay (100%)
Feedback Students have the opportunity to submit a formative essay. The essay cannot be draft of the 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:
  1. demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of several central theories and arguments from contemporary epistemology.
  2. critically assess and compare arguments and positions in epistemology and deploy these arguments for themselves.
  3. analyse complex arguments and concepts and to critically dissect arguments, applying these abilities to topics in epistemology.
  4. write and discuss with greater clarity, rigour and structural transparency and develop appropriate research skills in philosophy
Reading List
Reading list will depend on the topics focused on each year. The full details will be in the course guide on LEARN.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Research, critical analysis, argumentation skills (written and oral), critical reading skills
KeywordsKnowledge,virtue epistemology,intellectual virtues,self-knowledge
Contacts
Course organiserDr Aidan McGlynn
Tel: (0131 6)51 6333
Email: amcglynn@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sabina Ali
Tel: (0131 6) 50 4400
Email: Sabina.Ali@ed.ac.uk
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