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This course is an introduction to some of the main topics and problems of contemporary epistemology and metaphysics in a form suitable for students with little or no prior background in these disciplines. In the first part, the metaphysical topics include personal identity, existence, modality, objects and properties and causation. In the second part, the epistemological topics include types of knowledge, virtues and faculties, perception, testimony and memory, and a priority and inference.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course is an introduction to some of the main topics and problems of contemporary epistemology and metaphysics in a form suitable for students with little or no prior background in these disciplines. In the first part, the metaphysical topics include personal identity, existence, modality, objects and properties and causation. In the second part, the epistemological topics include types of knowledge, virtues and faculties, perception, testimony and memory, and a priority and inference.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Written on essay and marking sheet; office hours/appointment; peer questions and comments during in-class presentations |
Word Count | 1500 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Written on essay and marking sheet; office hours/appointment; peer questions and comments during in-class presentations |
Word Count | 1500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | Word Count | 1500 | ||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Remember | test |
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