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PH306D: CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04


Course Overview

This team-taught course is designed to expose students to topics of contemporary research interest. Each lecturer will teach 1-3 weeks of the course on topics related to their current research. The general theme of the course for this academic year is: Mind, Knowledge and Trust. Accordingly, the classes and tutorials of the course will cover issues and problems of: philosophy of mind, epistemology, social epistemology and ethics. These are some of questions that the course will investigate: What does it mean that all is physical? What is physicalism? Are we just physical entities? Are our perceptual beliefs rational, considering that prejudices, desires and expectations can affect the content of perception? Do we have non-circular reasons to trust our memory? What is trust and (how) can we trust well? Do thought experiments in philosophy actually work? Students will choose to write assessments from this broad spectrum of topics.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Luca Moretti

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This team-taught course is designed to expose students to topics of contemporary research interest. Each lecturer will teach 1-3 weeks of the course on topics related to their current research. The general theme of the course for this academic year is: Mind, Knowledge and Trust. Accordingly, the classes and tutorials of the course will cover issues and problems of: philosophy of mind, epistemology, social epistemology and ethics. These are some of questions that the course will investigate: What does it mean that all is physical? What is physicalism? Are we just physical entities? Are our perceptual beliefs rational, considering that prejudices, desires and expectations can affect the content of perception? Do we have non-circular reasons to trust our memory? What is trust and (how) can we trust well? Do thought experiments in philosophy actually work? Students will choose to write assessments from this broad spectrum of topics.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

2500 word essay (50%)

2000 word essay (50%)

 

Resit: 3000 word essay (100%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualRememberILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.

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