Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Richard Menary
Paul Formosa
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The unit will focus on an in-depth reading of foundational texts in the history of philosophy and will examine their impact on current debates in the field. Each year 3 key texts will be selected for study from ethics, metaphysics and epistemology, and European philosophy. Texts may include: Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Hume's Enquiry, Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit, Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, Millikan’s Language, Thought and other Biological Categories.
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Research Essay | 60% | No | week 12 |
Essay presentation | 30% | No | weeks 8-10 |
Participation | 10% | No | All Weeks |
Due: week 12
Weighting: 60%
Due: week 12 Weighting: 60%
Essay drawing upon research related to course content. The essay should be 4000 words long. The title and content should be agreed with the course convenor prior to submission (no later than week 8).
Due: weeks 8-10
Weighting: 30%
Due: weeks 8-10 Weighting: 30%
At the end of the course each student will give a 20 minute presentation on their essay indicating:
1.identifies the philosophical problem that the essay will address
locates that problem in an area of philosophy
Outlines the structure of the argument, indicating the key concepts or arguments that require attention in addressing the problem.
Second, each student will be asked to present their proposal and outline and to be prepared to respond to
questions on the proposal. Finally, each student will be expected to participate in the presentations, to ask questions of other
students and to offer constructive commentary aimed at clarification or refinement of each proposal.
Criteria for assessment: clarity of the question/problem, contextualisation in philosophical debate, articulation of the argument structure and rationale. Clarity of verbal presentation, value of the contribution to discussion.
Due: All Weeks
Weighting: 10%
Due: Each Week Weighting: 10%
Student preparation for discussion of readings. The quality of their participation in weekly online discussions.
The seminar will meet weekly unless indicated in the schedule.
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