PY5102 Current Issues in Philosophy 2

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

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SCQF level

SCQF level 11

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Planned timetable

To be confirmed.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module Staff

Prof S Prosser and Dr Giacomo Melis

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Module description

This module continues the critical survey of recent work in philosophy begun in PY5101. PY5102 covers Philosophy of Mind and Epistemology as main components. The Philosophy of Mind section will include some of the following topics: the relation between the mental and the physical; mental causation; consciousness; rationalizing explanation; the normative dimension of mentality. The Epistemology section will include topics from among the following: definition of knowledge; tracking and reliability conditions for knowledge; modal requirements on knowledge (safety and sensitivity); scepticism, contextualism and closure; peer-disagreement.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

New Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2 hours.