PHIL41920

Learning Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete this module should be able to
• REFLECT critically upon philosophical questions concerning love and friendship and the broader moral and metaphysical debates that took place during the early modern period and how they build on views in prior centuries and continue to influence present-day debates.
• IDENTIFY and analyse philosophical arguments in historical texts.
• INTERPRET philosophical texts that were written in the 17th and 18th century, show awareness of different possible interpretations and learn to assess the strengths and weaknesses of different interpretations
• WRITE well-structured and well-argued research essays that explain and critically assess philosophical views and critically position your interpretation in relation to other interpretations in the literature
• ARTICULATE your own response to philosophical views, support them by reasons, and defend them in light of criticism

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

This module is an interactive, discussion-focused seminar. The module coordinator will prepare handouts that contain relevant background information, highlight main issues in the philosophical debates, and include suggestions for topics that can be discussed in class or developed in essays. Students are asked to prepare one short presentation each, which they can use to develop ideas for essays. The module coordinator will provide guidance on how to prepare and write good research essays in philosophy throughout the term.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

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