Module PHL2038 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL2038: The Self
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Aims
This module will contribute to the philosophy programme by introducing, discussing, and critically evaluating various conceptual and empirical issues related to the self. It will demonstrate how these issues relate to other philosophical topics such as consciousness, embodiment, social cognition, ethics, animal cognition, and religious experience. It will explore how philosophy can inform, and be informed by, scientific inquiry. Finally, it will also demonstrate how seemingly abstract philosophical questions can have concrete relevance for everyday life.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate knowledge of several philosophical and empirical models of the self 2. Evaluate some of the strengths and interrelationships of these different models 3. Formulate new questions based upon our consideration of these models |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Illustrate a variety of philosophical positions on a specific topic 5. Critically evaluate, both orally and in writing, different philosophical positions 6. Appreciate the process of formulating and evaluating different philosophical arguments 7. Understand a variety of philosophical positions in relation to their sociocultural and scientific context |
Personal and Key Skills | 8. Engage critically with assigned readings 9. Communicate concepts and ideas clearly both orally and in writing 10. Engage productively and charitably in group discussions |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Philosophical controversies surrounding the self
The brain and the self
The embodied self
Developmenal and experimental approaches to the self
Intersubjectivity and the social self
The disrupted self: pathological perspectives
The disappearing self: skeptical and meditation-based 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 |
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24 | 126 | 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 activity | 22 | Weekly two-hour lecture/seminars will consist of a lecture element introducing key theories and issues and a seminar element |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 2 | Exam revision session |
Guided independent study | 36 | Readings for seminars and tutorials |
Guided independent study | 10 | Preparation for seminar presentation |
Guided independent study | 40 | Researching and writing the essay |
Guided independent study | 40 | Readings and revisions for exams |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Seminar Presentation | 10 minutes | 1-10 | Verbal and class feedback |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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50 | 50 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Essay | 50 | 2,500 words | 1-9 | Written feedback |
Exam | 50 | One hour | 1-9 | Written feedback |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Essay | Essay (2,500 words) | 1-9 | August/September reassessment period |
Exam | Exam (One hour) | 1-9 | August/September reassessment period |
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.
Shaun Gallagher and Jonathan Shear (eds). (1999). Models of the self. Imprint Academic.
Various supplementary articles