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PHIL41170

Academic Year 2024/2025

Post Kantian Philosophy (TCD) (PHIL41170)

Subject:
Philosophy
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Philosophy
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Professor Rowland Stout
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

There are broadly three dominant ways of accounting for the self. The first group are the idealists who argue that the self is never part of the world. The second group are the no-self theorists who question the existence of the self because we cannot be introspectively aware of ourselves as objects in the world. The third group are the naturalists and phenomenologists who claim that the self is not elusive because it is essentially embodied and thus part of the world. The aim of this course is to look at these three positions and assess their merits and shortcomings.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students will be able to understand:

• the metaphysical question of the relation between body and self

• the phenomenological question about the nature of our consciousness of our own body and our self

• the epistemological question of whether there is anything is special about the knowledge we have of our own bodies and knowledge about our self.

Indicative Module Content:

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

178
Lectures

22
Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The course will be delivered in small seminar format in the Department of Philosophy in Trinity College Dublin.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): 2 ESSAYS (25% EACH) WORTH 50% OF MODULE Week 6 Graded No

25

 Yes
Assignment(Including Essay): 2 ESSAYS (25% EACH) WORTH 50% OF MODULE Week 12 Graded No

25

 Yes
Exam (In-person): 1 (2 HOUR) EXAMINATION WORTH 50% OF MODULE Week 15 Graded No

50

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback is offered in the form of comments on the essay.

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