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The first part of the course will be devoted to a close reading of Bernard Suits’s masterpiece, The Grasshopper. In the second part of the course, we will examine philosophical issues arising in the context of sports, including (but not limited to) winning and cheating, doping and other forms of performance enhancement, the moral significance of sport, and gender and sex equality in sports.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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What are games? How do they differ from other activities? Is it possible to be playing games without knowing it? Could our life be simply an all-encompassing game? The first part of the course will be devoted to a close reading of Bernard Suits’s masterpiece, The Grasshopper, in which a definition of the notion of ‘game’ is advanced and defended from several objections in a playful Socratic dialogue between the Grasshopper and his disciples. In the second part of the course, we will examine philosophical issues arising in the context of sports, including (but not limited to) winning and cheating, doping and other forms of performance enhancement, the moral significance of sport, and gender and sex equality in sports.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
Quizzes (20%)
Short essay (25%)
Long essay (55%)
Resit: 2500 words essay (100%)
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Acquire and demonstrate knowledge of the subject areas |
| Conceptual | Understand | Acquire an understanding of the philosophical literature relevant to the topics |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Develop critical thinking skills |
| Reflection | Create | Develop proficiency in written and oral communication skills. |
| Procedural | Create | Learn to frame arguments and to communicate arguments to a group of peers. |
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