Undergraduate Course: Ancient Theories of Mind (PHIL10103)
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 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Introduction to the main theories of mind of Greek philosophy (Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus and Stoics), with sessions on Pre-Socratics, Greek medical schools, and Neoplatonism. We shall consider questions of definition and structure of the soul, its main functions, the seat of the soul in the human body, the problem of mind and the mental; place of mind in the world. |
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial 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) |
Mid-term essay (30%), final essay (60%), participation mark based on short weekly written assignments (10%) |
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Learning Outcomes
| To develop further the philosophical skills and to extend as well as deepen the philosophical knowledge acquired in previous philosophy courses.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
This is a work-intensive and intellectually challenging course, focused on understanding problems and arguments we find in several core ancient texts devoted to the problem of mind. A further reward is a strong background in the history of the problem of mind, a foundational item in today's intellectual agenda. The course is an analytical survey: each week has a new assigned set of readings connected with the previous readings and with the general topic. Each week, the students submit a short written assignment on the basis of their readings and we discuss in class the key problems and questions that arise. This course will perfect your analytical, research, presentation and writing skills. Good fun for philosophy fans.
Core skills gained or developed on this course:
Being open to different perspectives; Challenging own perspectives and assumptions; Critical analysis and evaluation; Formulating original arguments and justifying it; Independence; Oral communication (discussion, debating respectfully, influencing); Preparation, planning and organisation; Academic reading skills; Research skills; Resilience; Self-reflection; Taking initiative; Time management; Understanding broader perspectives; Workload management; Written communication; Writing clearly and concisely; Problem solving; Presentation skills; Analytical skills in reading and understanding ancient philosophical texts (where some data and context may be missing and need to be reconstructed from other sources). |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Inna Kupreeva
Tel: (0131 6)50 3653
Email: inna.kupreeva@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Catriona Keay
Tel:
Email: ckeay4@ed.ac.uk |
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