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Students will emerge from this module with an understanding of some of the most important debates and arguments in 20th century epistemology and the philosophy of mind. They will also be able to situate these arguments in relation to the history of philosophy and in relation to current disputes concerning consciousness, holism, 'folk psychology', the nature of intentionality, reductionism and scientific explanation, naturalism and normativity. The emphasis will be on a close reading of the text designed to bring out the fundamental concepts and arguments that Sellars marshals in support of his claims. The two essays will be designed to allow students to take their own position on some of the important issues raised: the first being a shorter, analytical essay on the text of EPM, the second, longer essay allowing the student to formulate their own research topic on either contemporary or interpretive disputes.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 226 |
Total | 250 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | % of Final Grade | Timing |
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Essay: Final Essay | 65 |
Coursework (End of Trimester) |
Essay: First Essay | 35 |
Week 6 |
Compensation
This module is not passable by compensation
Resit Opportunities
In-semester assessment
Remediation
If you fail, you may resit, repeat or substitue where permissable.