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PHIL41720

Academic Year 2024/2025

Intro to Philosphical Research (TCD) (PHIL41720)

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

Curricular information is subject to change.

In this module, we shall be introduced to and critically appraise a variety of approaches to and understandings of philosophical methodology. The course will revolve around the question ‘is philosophy a priori or a posteriori?’, and structured (roughly) in accord with developments in the history of 20th century analytic philosophy. We shall meet once weekly, beginning with a short (20-30 mins) presentation by the lecturer and then dedicating the rest of our time (~90 mins) to student led discussion of the topics raised in the assigned text.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

The aim of this module is to provide students with subject specific knowledge and to equip them with the necessary skills for independent research. On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

Articulate the problem of philosophical diversity and assess possible responses
Evaluate the method of context, assumptions, values, explanation, dialogue and temperament to deal with this problem
Critically apply this method to a range of different philosophers and philosophical methods.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

22
Project Supervision

4
Autonomous Student Learning

174
Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
To be supplied by the TCD Lecturer

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): 1 Essay (end of module) 100% Week 15 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

100

 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 individually to students, post-assessment This can be through different approaches such as oral, audio, video and/or written/annotated feedback, either in-class, out of class, in meetings, through the VLE, by email, using rubrics, etc.

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