Module PHLM010 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
PHLM010: Introduction to Philosophical Methods
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Conceptual analysis
- Naturalism
- Phenomenology
- Genealogy
- Experimental philosophy
- Historical, sociological and ethnographic approaches
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 | 278 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 22 | The module will be taught as a series of 11 x two-hour seminars, organised around open-ended discussion of pre-assigned readings. |
| Guided independent study | 66 | 11 x 6 hours for seminar readings |
| Guided independent study | 8 | Preparation of seminar presentation |
| Guided Independent Study | 4 | Preparation of formative essay |
| Guided Independent study | 100 | Reading for and writing of essay 1 |
| Guided Independent Study | 100 | Reading for and writing of essay 1 |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://www.rep.routledge.com/
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://plato.stanford.edu
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Cappelen, H., Gendler, T. S., & Hawthorne, J. (eds.) (2016). The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Methodology. Oxford University Press.
Daly, C. (2010). An Introduction to Philosophical Methods. Broadview Press.
Haug, M. (2014). Philosophical Methodology: The Armchair or the Laboratory? Routledge.
Merleau-Ponty, M. (1962). The Phenomenology of Perception. Routledge. (1st published 1945)
Knobe, J. & Nicholds, S. (2008). Experimental Philosophy. Oxford University Press.
Kuhn, T. S. (1970). The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Chicago University Press. (1st edition 1962)
Ryle, G. (1949). The Concept of Mind. Penguin.
