Module PHL1005A for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL1005A: Evidence and Argument 1
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Essay writing technique; identifying and reconstructing arguments; arguments vs. explanations; deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning; argumentative strategies and fallacies.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 122 |
...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 activity | 22 | 11 x 2 hour lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 6 | 1 hour tutorials every 2 weeks. A great part of the course will be devoted to practical exercises in the construction, analysis and evaluation of arguments. This format allows for a good deal of discussion between students and lecturer, both in lectures and tutorials. |
| Guided Independent study | 11 | Short exercises in logic and critical thinking; readings. The exercises do not come with a minimum word count, but they should take no more than a couple of hours every two weeks. |
| Guided Independent study | 111 | Private study |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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.
A. Martinich, Philosophical Writing, Blackwell, 1997.
I. Hacking, An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic, CUP, 2
B.Moore and R. Parker, Critical Thinking, 6th edition, London, Mayfield Publishing Co., 1997.
T. Bowell and G. Kemp, Critical Thinking, London, Routledge 2002.
M.Salmon, Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking, London, Wadsworth, 2002.
M. Scriven, Reasoning, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1976.
