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PH306D: CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY (2022-2023)

Last modified: 05 Oct 2022 14:01


Course Overview

This team-taught course is designed to expose students to topics of contemporary research interest. Each lecturer will teach on topics related to their current research. The lectures and seminars of the course will cover issues and problems of applied ethics, social metaphysics, philosophy of language, metaphysics and epistemology. These are some of the questions that the course will investigate: How could you achieve the most good in your life? Should we prioritise avoiding risks that threaten humanity’s long-term future? How should we understand social groups and their collective intentions? How is the concept of race best understood? What is the difference between lying, deceiving and bullshitting? Morally speaking, is lying always worse than merely deceiving? Can we use possible-worlds to understand our beliefs? Is it always better to participate in political elections rather than abstain?

You can find more information about the course in the course guide.

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 Federico Luzzi

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

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • One of Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • PH356D Contemporary Research Topics in Philosophy (Studied)
  • PH406D Contemporary Research Topics in Philosophy (Studied)
  • PH456D Contemporary Research Topics in Philosophy (Studied)

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 on topics related to their current research. The lectures and seminars of the course will cover issues and problems of applied ethics, social metaphysics, philosophy of language, metaphysics and epistemology. These are some of the questions that the course will investigate: How could you achieve the most good in your life? Should we prioritise avoiding risks that threaten humanity’s long-term future? How should we understand social groups and their collective intentions? How is the concept of race best understood? What is the difference between lying, deceiving and bullshitting? Morally speaking, is lying always worse than merely deceiving? Can we use possible-worlds to understand our beliefs? Is it always better to participate in political elections rather than abstain?

You can find more information about the course in the course guide.


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%)

2500 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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