Module PHL1002B for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL1002B: Knowledge and Reality 2
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
- What is the mind?
- What is the self?
- Does God exist?
- Why is there evil?
- Are we free?
- What should we do?
- How should we live?
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27.5 | 122.5 |
...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 | 16.5 | Lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 11 | Seminar will allow for exploration of your own ideas and discussion between students and seminar leader. |
| Guided Independent study | 122.5 | Private study time |
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.
René Descartes (1641), Meditation VI, Meditations on First Philosophy.
Hilary Putnam (1981), Chapter 1 of Reason, Truth, and History, “Brains in a Vat”
David Hume (1739), excerpt from A Treatise of Human Nature.
Jean-Paul Sartre (1943), “Patterns of Bad Faith”, from Being and Nothingness.
Genevieve Lloyd (1979), “The Man of Reason”, Metaphilosophy, 10, 18-37.
Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1077-1078), chapters 1-4 from The Proslogion.
