Module SOCM002A for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
SOCM002A: Philosophy of the Social Sciences 1
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Introduction: what is philosophy of social science?
Social and institutional ontology: the nature and conditions
of the social and cultural world
Holism and individualism: the nature of collective action and
collective responsibility
Structure and agency: social determinism and individual agency
Realism and social constructionism: the debate over reality
and social construction (race, class, gender, sexuality,
scientific knowledge)
The Idea of a social science: the Wittgensteinian critique and
its critics
Social science, ethics and the fact-value distinction
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
---|---|---|
22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activites | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
Guided independent study | 128 | Independent study |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).