College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Fundamental Ontology
Module PHL2108 for 2019/0
Module PHL2108 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL2108: Fundamental Ontology
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The philosophers listed are indicative. The texts chosen may deviate from those mentioned below.
- The problem of change in ancient Greek philosophy – Zeno, Parmenides, Heraclitus, Democritus, Plato
- Aristotle on substance – Aristotle
- Cartesian dualism and responses – Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz
- Idealism – Berkeley, Kant, Hegel
- Materialism – Democritus, Hobbes, Marx
- Neutral Monism – Spinoza, Mach
- Process and the critique of substance – Whitehead
- Physicalism and the place of philosophy – Sandra Mitchell, Quine, Carnapp
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 |
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28.5 | 121.5 | 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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Lectures | 17.5 | 11 x 90 minute lectures |
Tutorials | 11 | 11 one hour tutorials |
Guided independent study | 33 | Assigned reading associated with lecture and tutorials |
Guided independent study | 10 | Preparation for in-class discussion |
Guided independent study | 33 | Preparation for assigned essay |
Guided independent study | 47.5 | Exam Revision and private study |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Aristotle’s Metaphysics (Ross translation available at http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/metaphysics.html)