PY950-7-SP-CO:
Topics in Contemporary Philosophy
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2023/24
Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies (School of)
Colchester Campus
Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Inactive
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 22 March 2024
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20 October 2023
Requisites for this module
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This module will undertake the in-depth study of a specific topic in Philosophy which allows you to benefit from the research-led, cutting-edge discussion of important themes and authors within contemporary philosophy, taught by an expert in the field. The topic varies year-on-year.
Examples include “The Politics of Language Use”, “Consciousness and Subjectivity”, 'Transcendence and Metaphysics', 'Medio-Passivity and Agency', 'Perception and Reflection', or Kant's Critique of Judgement.
The aims of this module are:
- To equip students with a thorough understanding of the year’s topic in contemporary philosophy.
- To enable them to discuss the context and major issues raised by the topic.
- To write a graduate-level essay on some aspect of the topic.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Display in-depth knowledge of this year’s topic.
- Display detailed knowledge of the contemporary philosophy texts studied in the module.
- Develop a ritical assessment of at least some of the views examined in class and articulate their own views on the same topic.
- Write a well-researched paper on a subject selected within the field of contemporary philosophy and in relation to the module's main topic.
The sessions will be run as graduate seminars, and they will require a high level of participation from students. You will be expected to make a constructive contribution to seminar discussion, including bringing questions the group might want to discuss, offering up critical reflections on the texts, and giving your peers feedback on their ideas.
This module will be delivered via:
- One 2-hour seminar per week.
- Reading week with with no seminars.
Discussion will be encouraged throughout.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
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Dr Alexander Golob
King's College London
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 394 hours, 18 (4.6%) hours available to students:
376 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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