Module PHL1008 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL1008: Philosophical Reading 2
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The aim of this module is to familiarize students with one of the key texts in contemporary thinking and provide grounds for understanding its continued influence in, and significance for, moral and political philosophy as well as late 20th century (and beyond) genealogical approaches to epistemology.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Gain familiarity with the seminal ideas, arguments and philosophical methods of Utilitarianism; 2. Demonstrate a philosophical perspective influential in, and useful for, most if not all areas of contemporary learning; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Gain valuable experience in the understanding and making of arguments, the appreciation of the historical and social context of production of a philosophical text, and the ability to criticise it; |
Personal and Key Skills | 4. Understand how to get to the heart of a problem and to argue coherently and cogently (which is of value in any professional undertaking). |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
In this course we will read, analyse and discuss John Locke’s An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. (Recommended edition: P. H. Nidditch (ed.), Oxford, Oxford University Press. But the Penguin edition is cheaper and also quite good.)
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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28.5 | 121.5 | 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 | 16.5 | Eleven 1.5 hour seminars |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 12 | 11 weekly 1 hour tutorials, 1 one hour revision sessions |
Guided Independent Study | 44 | Reading and preparation for weekly lectures and discussion |
Guided Independent Study | 30 | Preparation of assigned essay |
Guided Independent Study | 48 | Exam revision and private study |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).