Postgraduate Course: Readings in Ancient Philosophy MSc (PHIL11263)
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 | In this course, we will closely read an important work of ancient philosophy. |
| Course description |
This course invites you to slow down and closely read one of the great works of ancient philosophy. Through careful analysis of the text, we will explore the arguments, textual structure, philosophical problems and proposed solutions. Students will engage deeply with the primary text and develop their interpretive skills in the process. The text studied may vary from year to year.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
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) |
Final essay (100%) - 3000 words |
| 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.
Individual written feedback will be provided on the formative essay and the final essay. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically read and evaluate historical philosophical texts.
- Interpret texts and arguments in the history of philosophy charitably.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key topics in the text discussed.
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Reading List
¿ Plato, Theaetetus
¿ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato-theaetetus/
¿ M. F. Burnyeat, The Theaetetus of Plato.
¿ J. McDowell, Plato¿s Theaetetus.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Critical thinking; Problem solving; Curiosity; Communication; Reflection
They are all essential skills one uses when doing philosophy. They are used when reading the texts, thinking about them, discussing them in class and writing the assessments. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Damian Caluori
Tel: (0131 6)50 3484
Email: dcaluori@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
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