Undergraduate Module Descriptor

PHL1006: Introduction to Philosophical Analysis

This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 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:

1. Philosophy as way of life
2. Philosophy as critique of knowledge
3. Philosophy as genealogy
4. Philosophy as linguistic analysis
5. Experimental philosophy

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
scheduled learning activity	22	11 x 2 hours per week comprising of lectures and seminars
Guided independent study	55	11 x 5 hours for course readings
Guided independent study	32.5	Reading for and writing of essay
Guided independent study	40.5	Preparing for exam

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Web-based and electronic resources:

ELE webpage for this course: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/

Internet Encyclopaedia for Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/

EpistemeLinks (list of philosophy resources on the Internet): http://epistemelinks.com/

Stanford Encyclopaedia for Philosophy: http://www.seop.leeds.ac.uk/