Postgraduate Course: Themes in Epistemology MSc (PHIL11064)
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 | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This 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.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| 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.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of several central theories and arguments from contemporary epistemology.
- critically assess and compare arguments and positions in epistemology and deploy these arguments for themselves.
- analyse complex arguments and concepts and to critically dissect arguments, applying these abilities to topics in epistemology.
- write and discuss with greater clarity, rigour and structural transparency and develop appropriate research skills in philosophy
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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 |
| Keywords | Knowledge,virtue epistemology,intellectual virtues,self-knowledge |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Miss Sabina Ali
Tel: (0131 6) 50 4400
Email: Sabina.Ali@ed.ac.uk |
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