Level 1
- KL 108M - INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
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- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr L Clayton
Pre-requisites
None.
Notes
This course will run in 2011/12.
Structure
Textbook and guidance notes for self-study
1 one and a half-hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.Assessment
1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%); 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.
2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.
Formative Assessment
Short assignment of 500 words defining types of knowledge to be submitted week 4.
Short assignment of 500 words explaining the difference between true belief and knowledge(or similar topic) to be submitted week 6.
Feedback
Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).
Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.
- KL 108P - PHILOSOPHY AND THE HUMAN PERSON
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- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr L Clayton
Pre-requisites
None.
Notes
This course will run in 2011/12.
Structure
Textbook and guidance notes for self-study
1 one and a half-hour audio-conferenced tutorial per week.Assessment
1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (100%); 2 equally weighted essays of 2,000 words.
2 essays if both original essays CAS 5 or below. If 1 original essay CAS 6 or above mark carried forward for that essay. New essay questions will be supplied.
Formative Assessment
Short assignment of 500 words to be submitted week 4.
Short assignment of 500 words to be submitted week 6.
Feedback
Feedback on formative assessment will be given in written form (individual) and class discussion (general).
Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.
Level 2
- KL 20B7 / KL 25B7 - FREEWILL
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- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr L Clayton
Pre-requisites
None.
Overview
Students will be introduced to the key concepts of freewill, fatalism, determinism, incompatibilism and compatibilism. The main arguments involved in establishing the various standard positions will be critically examined.
Structure
Workbook for self-study
1 one and a half-hour audio-conferenced tutorial per fortnight.Assessment
1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (40%); 1 essay of 2,500 words; 1 two-hour exam (60%).
Resit: 1 two-hour exam (100%), provided each element of assessment is CAS 6 or above.
Formative Assessment
Continuous informal assessment of performance in class, unmarked.
Feedback
Feedback on formative assessment will be given in class discussion (general).
Feedback for summative assessment will given in written form: detailed comments on an essay feedback form for each student plus class discussion for general errors and advice for improvement.