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Students who successfully complete this subject will:
-gain a general understanding of the particular methodological approaches and theoretical accounts of phenomenology and the analytical tradition within philosophy; also of those within psychology and cognitive science – as they relate to understanding selves and others and the problem of other minds
-be able to identify and analyse some of the central themes and claims regarding the problem of other minds from the different traditions and disciplines
-have further developed their critical thinking skills by interrogating the viability of the various approaches advanced by key thinkers most particularly in their engagements with the current debates in the human sciences
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Tutorial | 8 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 93 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | % of Final Grade | Timing |
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Class Test: 2 hour - 2 stage exam in Reading Week (between end of classes and examination period). | 40 |
Unspecified |
Assignment: (No. 2) 1500 words | 30 |
Week 10 |
Assignment: (No. 1) 1500 words | 20 |
Week 6 |
Attendance: Tutorial attendance and participation | 10 |
Throughout the Trimester |
Compensation
This module is not passable by compensation
Resit Opportunities
In-semester assessment
Remediation
If you fail this module, you may resit, repeat or substitute where permissable.
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Fred Cummins | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Elisa Magri | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Elisa Magri | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor James O'Shea | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Brendan Rooney | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Markus Schlosser | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Mr. Mark James | Tutor |