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Guide to Philosophy Modules for Second Year Students in 2021/22

Guide to Second Year Modules for 2021/22Contents

Section 1 – Introduction

Modules 2

Key Ideas modules 2

Second Year Option Modules 2

Electives 3

Languages for All 3

Changing modules 4

Maximum numbers on modules 4

Section 2 – Degree Programmes Structures

Philosophy Single Subject 5

English and Philosophy 12

Philosophy and Linguistics 20

French/German and Philosophy 26

History and Philosophy 29

Mathematics and Philosophy 34

Philosophy and Sociology 38

Physics with Philosophy 44

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Section 1 – Introduction This Catalogue sets out the modules which will be available to present first year students in their second year, 2021-22. All current first year students, whatever their degree combination, need to choose the Philosophy modules for their second year. These choices can be reviewed later, with certain restrictions (see Changing Modules on the next page). Students on joint programmes will hear from their other department about the modules they need to take with them.

Students spending 2021-2022 abroad or on placements will make their module choices for the following year in Spring Term 2022.

Students will need to register their module selections via an online system which will be made available between 10 am on Monday 19 April and 5 pm on Monday 3 May 2021. More information about this will be sent out nearer the time and students should check their University of York email account regularly for any updates.

Advice from SupervisorsYou are strongly advised to read through this catalogue and then discuss your module options with your supervisor before selecting the modules online. Supervisors are available during their Contact Hours or at other times by special arrangement.

If you are a joint student and your supervisor is not in Philosophy you can discuss your choices with either Louise Richardson (Philosophy Chair of Board of Studies) or Barry Lee (Chair of the Philosophy Teaching Committee).

ModulesAll modules taken in the second and third year are University assessed and count towards your final degree classification. Students must take 120 credits over the course of the year. This includes modules taken for assessment in any other department.

Key Ideas (20 credits)/ Key Ideas – Short (10 credits – for specific programmes only)The Key Ideas modules introduce key issues in three central areas of philosophy:

Value Theoretical Philosophy History of Philosophy

These modules are designed to aid the development of core philosophical skills.

Second Year Options (10 credits)The two 10-credit option modules run in the Autumn Term: PHI00113I- Who Counts as a Philosopher, and Spring Term: PHI00111I Philosophy and Society Podcast.

Elective modules – choosing a module outside the Philosophy Department2

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Within the University Elective Module scheme, the opportunity exists in some degree programmes to substitute modules in other Departments for some Philosophy modules. If you wish to take any elective module you should first consult the University's Compendium of Elective Modules, see your supervisor or Louise Richardson or Barry Lee (if you are a joint student and don’t have a Philosophy supervisor), and then enquire in the relevant department whether space is available. Forms for elective registration are also available on line and also from Carol Dixon in the Philosophy Office to whom the form must be returned on completion by the Department offering the Elective. The University imposes an upper limit on the amount of credits you may take as Electives or LFA modules. This is 40 credits over years two and three.

Please note: as we can’t guarantee that there would be a place available on an elective or that it would fit with your timetable, when choosing your modules for 2021/22 you should ensure that you select 120 credits of modules from your degree programme. If you later find that a place is available on the elective and that it fits in with your timetable you may apply to replace one of your modules with an elective by using the elective form mentioned above.

Languages for All – modules taught by the Language Teaching Centre

The opportunity also exists on some degree programmes to substitute Philosophy modules with Languages for All (LFA) modules. If you wish to take an LFA module, you should first consult the LFA webpages and discuss this option carefully with your supervisor or joint programme adviser. You should be aware that these modules run across all three terms and are treated in the same way as Philosophy modules in respect of attendance and assessment requirements.

Please also note that if you opt to take an LFA module that is more than one level below the level appropriate to your stage (ie, below second year) this may be approved but the module will only be marked on a pass/fail basis and the credits would not be used to calculate the overall degree mark. You would still need to pass the module in order to meet the requirements of your degree. Please contact Carol Dixon in the Philosophy Department for further details.

Practical considerations (e.g. timetable clashes, over-subscription, or pre-requisites in the other Department) may mean you are not able to get onto a specific elective or LFA module.

The University imposes an upper limit on the amount of credits you may take as Electives or LFA modules. This is 40 credits over years two and three.

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http://www.york.ac.uk/philosophy/current/undergraduate/modules/#tab-4

http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/sro/electives.htm

http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/sro/electives.htm

Changing Modules

Autumn and Spring TermsYou may change out of or into a module up to the end of the second week of teaching on that module (normally the end of Week 3) but no later than that.

Requests for changes should be emailed to Carol Dixon.

Although changing modules is permissible under the rules above, practical considerations, (e.g. timetable clashes and over-subscription), may mean you are not able to change onto a specific module.

Only where there are exceptional reasons, such as illness, and with the permission of the Board of Studies and the University’s Special Cases Committee, can you drop out of a module after the deadline.

NB No change of module will be recognised unless notification of it has been received and acknowledged by Carol Dixon in the Department office.

Maximum numbers on modules Key Ideas modules are normally capped at 60. Who counts as a philosopher? and Philosophy and Society Podcast are normally capped at

30.

Section 2 – Degree Programme StructureYour choice of modules for the second and third years (Stages 2 and 3) is governed by the programme structure for your degree programme (as detailed below) but there are two general rules that apply to all programmes:

1. All students may take a maximum of 60 credits and a minimum of 20 credits in any term (a module lasting more than one term is considered to have its credits spread evenly across its duration).

2. All students must take 120 total credits in the second year, including credits taken in other departments if they are combined students, and any elective modules.

These rules are meant to protect you from over-burdening yourself. The credit value of a module reflects the time spent in teaching and learning.

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Philosophy Single Subject

Year (Stage 2) (120 credits)Typically, students will take 6 Key Ideas modules:

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term

*Key Ideas Module (20) *Key Ideas Module (20)

*Key Ideas Module (20) *Key Ideas Module (20)

*Key Ideas Module (20)

*Key Ideas Module (20) in either Autumn Term or in Spring/Summer Term

*Students must take at least one Key Ideas module from each of the three bands below:

Value Theoretical HistoryAesthetics Intermediate Logic Hume’s EmpiricismApplied Ethics Metaphysics Kant’s Theoretical and

Practical PhilosophyEthical Theory Philosophy of Language Lived Experiences:

Introduction to Phenomenology

Feminist Philosophy Philosophy of Mind Nietzsche’s ExistentialismPolitics and Freedom: Anarchism and Conservatism

Philosophy of Science Rationalism: Spinoza and Leibniz

Religious Ethics

Alternative Options:1. Students may replace two Key Ideas modules with either POL00005I History of Political

Thought (30) or POL00004I Democracy and Social Justice (30) plus a further 10-credit module chosen from:

a. PHI00113I What Counts as a Philosopher? (Autumn Term) orb. PHI00111I Philosophy and Society Podcast (Spring/Summer Terms orc. A short Key Ideas module in either the Autumn or Spring Term ord. A 10-credit elective module.

2. Students may replace one Key Ideas module with 20 credits chosen from:a. PHI00113I What Counts as a Philosopher? (10-credit module) (Autumn Term)b. PHI00111I Philosophy and Society Podcast (Spring/Summer Terms) (10-credit

module) orc. A 20-credit elective or LFA module.

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NB

Students may not take more than 60 credits in a single term. Modules taking place across two terms share their credits across both terms.

You may only take 20 credits in electives or LFA modules in a single year.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO PHILOSOPHY SINGLE SUBJECT STUDENTS

Key Ideas Modules

Autumn Term 2021

MODULE CODE

MODULE NAME ASSESSMENT CREDITS

PHI00091IBand: Value

AESTHETICSBrief details:This module will introduce students to some of the key issues and concepts in contemporary analytical aesthetics (philosophy of art), in relation to a range of art forms, including the visual arts, music, and literature.

70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00109IBand:Value

FEMINIST PHILOSOPHYBrief details:If feminism is a political practice aimed at ending patriarchy, what is the point of feminist philosophy? This module explores how philosophy can help us tackle important questions around key feminist issues, and conversely, how feminist insights can serve to critique philosophical methods and theories.

70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00081IBand:History

HUME’S EMPIRICISMBrief details:This module will introduce the key ideas in Hume’s philosophy, including, for example, impressions and ideas, causation, induction, external world scepticism, the self, liberty and necessity.

70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00096IBand:Theoretical

INTERMEDIATE LOGIC(Autumn and Spring)Brief details:The module aims to introduce students to formal logic, in contrast to Reason & Argument which focuses on the logic of natural languages.

50% Essay50% Exam

20

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https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/PHI00096I/2021-22





KANT’S THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHYThis module will consider Kant’s theoretical (metaphysics and epistemology) and practical (moral) philosophy.

70% Essay30% Exam

20


PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE Brief details:This module will investigate a range of key puzzles, problems, issues, and debates in philosophy of language.

70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00118IBand:Value

POLITICS AND FREEDOM: ANARCHISM & CONSERVATISMBrief details:This module will investigate views about liberty, authority, value and justice, and explore the ways in which scepticism and an emphasis on liberty can be developed in very different directions.

70% Essay30% Exam

20


RATIONALISM: SPINOZA & LEIBNIZBrief details: This module looks at Descartes’ discussion of substance, attribute, and the mind/body relationship along with responses found it the works of Spinoza and Leibniz.

70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00072IBand:Value

RELIGIOUS ETHICSBrief details:The aim of this module is to introduce students to a number of issues in religious ethics. In particular, whether features of morality provide us with evidence for the existence of God, whether theism can provide an adequate framework for ethics, and whether features of religious faith are in tension with the requirements of morality.

70% Essay30% Exam

20

Spring/Summer 2022

MODULE CODE


PHI00079IBand:Value

APPLIED ETHICSBrief details:This module introduces students to a range of important debates in applied ethics, such as global poverty, animal ethics, abortion, and euthanasia.

70% Essay30% Exam

20

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MODULE CODE



ETHICAL THEORYBrief details: This module introduces some key issues in moral philosophy including the concept of value; moral aggregation; population ethics; problems of co-operation, and the role of character ethics.

70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00117I Band: History

LIVED EXPERIENCES: INTRODUCTION TO PHENOMENOLOGYBrief details:This module provides an introduction to phenomenology, the study of lived experience, and uses this to better understand experiences associated with, for instance, gender, race, and disability.

70% Essay30% Exam

20


METAPHYSICSBrief details:This module is an advanced introduction to contemporary analytic metaphysics in which we examine several topics in detail. These topics could include the possibility of metaphysics, ordinary objects, properties, abstract entities, and modality amongst others.

70% Essay30% Exam

20


NIETZSCHE AND EXISTENTIALISM Brief details:This module will provide an introduction to some key themes in Nietzsche’s philosophy.

70% Essay30% Exam

20


PHILOSOPHY OF MINDBrief details:This module will introduce central issues in the philosophy of mind, including the metaphysics of mind (the mind-body problem), the epistemology of mind (knowledge of our own and others’ minds), intentionality and agency.

70% Essay30% Exam

20


PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCEBrief details:This module will introduce several key themes in contemporary philosophy of science.

70% Essay30% Exam

20

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Alternative Options for Philosophy Single Subject Students (Please refer to the Philosophy Single Subject Guidance above for programme requirements.)

Autumn 2021, Spring 2022 and Summer Terms 2022

MODULE CODE


POL00004I DEMOCRACY AND STRUGGLES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (This module is run by the Politics Department)Brief details:Democracy and justice are appealing ideals that liberal democratic institutions aim to satisfy together. This module’s goal is to critically discuss whether liberal democracy is indeed fit for purpose. To pursue it, the module explores difficult questions around the meaning of democracy and justice and applies existing theoretical frameworks to concrete political issues.

40% Essay and 60% Exam

30

POL00005I HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT (This module is run by the Politics Department)Brief details:This module explores the continued relevance of some classic texts in modern political theory. It focuses specifically on the 'social contract tradition' and its critics: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hume and Kant.

60 % Essay and 40% Exam

30

Second Year 10-Credit Option Modules

Autumn Term 2021

MODULE CODE


PHI00113I WHO COUNTS AS A PHILOSOPHER?Brief details: In this module, we will be thinking about the history of the philosophical canon, and the (often underacknowledged) intellectual contributions of women to the field of philosophy.

10% Group Presentation, 10% Peer Feedback Task, 80% Essay

10

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https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/POL00005I/2020-21




Spring/Summer Terms 2022

MODULE CODE


PHI00111I PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIETY PODCASTSBrief details:In this module, you will investigate the philosophical aspects of an issue with ‘real-world’ social, political or ethical implications, working in a group to write and produce a podcast informing listeners of the philosophy behind the headlines.

Podcast 60%Podcast script 40%

10

Second Year 10-Credit Short Key Ideas Modules

Autumn Term 2021

MODULE CODE



AESTHETICS (SHORT ) Brief details:This module will introduce students to some of the key issues and concepts in contemporary analytical aesthetics (philosophy of art), in relation to a range of art forms, including the visual arts, music, and literature.

100% Essay 10

PHI00110IBand:Value

FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY (SHORT)Brief details:If feminism is a political practice aimed at ending patriarchy, what is the point of feminist philosophy? This module explains how philosophy can help us tackle important questions around key feminist issues, and conversely, how feminist insights can serve to critique philosophical methods and theories.

100% Essay 10


INTERMEDIATE LOGIC (SHORT)Brief details:The module aims to introduce students to formal logic, in contrast to Reason & Argument which focuses on the logic of natural languages.

100% Exam 10


PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE (SHORT)Brief details:This module will investigate a range of key

100% Essay 10

10






MODULE CODE


puzzles, problems, issues, and debates in philosophy of language.

PHI00119IBand:Value

POLITICS AND FREEDOM: ANARCHISM & CONSERVATISM (SHORT)Brief details:This module will investigate views about liberty, authority, value and justice, and explore the ways in which scepticism and an emphasis on liberty can be developed in very different directions.

100% Essay 10

PHI00094IBand:Value

RELIGIOUS ETHICS (SHORT)Brief details:The aim of this module is to introduce students to a number of issues in religious ethics. In particular, whether features of morality provide us with evidence for the existence of God, whether theism can provide an adequate framework for ethics, and whether features of religious faith are in tension with the requirements of morality.

100% Essay 10

Spring Term 2022

MODULE CODE


PHI00084IBand:Value

APPLIED ETHICS (SHORT)Brief details:This module introduces students to a range of important debates in applied ethics, such as global poverty, animal ethics, abortion, and euthanasia.

100% Essay 10


ETHICAL THEORY (SHORT)Brief details: This module introduces some key issues in moral philosophy including the concept of value; moral aggregation; population ethics; problems of co-operation, and the role of character ethics.

100% Essay 10


METAPHYSICS (SHORT)Brief details:This module is an advanced introduction to contemporary analytic metaphysics in which we examine several topics in detail. These topics could include the possibility of metaphysics,

100% Essay 10

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MODULE CODE


ordinary objects, properties, abstract entities, and modality amongst others.


PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (SHORT)Brief details:This module will introduce central issues in the philosophy of mind, including the metaphysics of mind (the mind-body problem), the epistemology of mind (knowledge of our own and others’ minds), intentionality and agency.

100% Essay 10


PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (SHORT)Brief details:This module will introduce several key themes in contemporary philosophy of science.

100% Essay 10

English and Philosophy

Year (Stage) 2 (60 credits in Philosophy)

Students may choose one of the following options:

Option 1


English Module (20) English Module* (20)

(English) Critical Practice (20)

Philosophy Key Ideas Module (20)


*Philosophy Key Ideas (Short) Module (10)


*Either or both of the 10-credit Key Ideas (Short) modules may be replaced by PHI00113I Who Counts as a Philosopher? (Autumn 10 credits) and PHI00111I Philosophy and Society (Spring/Summer 10 credits) but priority will be given to Philosophy Single Subject students.

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Option 2


English Module (20) English Module (10)

English World Literature Module (30)



Philosophy Key Ideas (Short) Module (10)


Option 3


English Module (10)

English World Literature Module (30)

(English) Critical Practice (20)



Philosophy Key Ideas (Module (20)

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MODULES AVAILABLE TO ENGLISH/PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS

Key Ideas Modules

Autumn Term 2021

MODULE CODE




70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00109IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



50% Essay50% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00073IBand:

PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE Brief details:

70% Essay30% Exam

20

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MODULE CODE


Theoretical This module will investigate a range of key puzzles, problems, issues, and debates in philosophy of language.

PHI00118IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00072IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20


MODULE CODE


PHI00079IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20


ETHICAL THEORYBrief details: This module introduces some key issues in moral philosophy including the concept of value; moral aggregation; population ethics; problems of co-

70% Essay30% Exam

20

15







MODULE CODE


operation, and the role of character ethics.PHI00117I Band: History

LIVED EXPERIENCES: INTRODUCTION TO PHENOMENOLOGYBrief details:Lived Experiences provides an introduction to phenomenology, the study of lived experience, and uses this to better understand experiences associated with, for instance, gender, race, and disability.

70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20

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Autumn Term 2021

MODULE CODE




10


MODULE CODE




10


Autumn Term 2021

MODULE CODE




100% Essay 10

PHI00110I FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY (SHORT) 100% Essay 1017





MODULE CODE


Band:Value

Brief details:If feminism is a political practice aimed at ending patriarchy, what is the point of feminist philosophy? This module explains how philosophy can help us tackle important questions around key feminist issues, and conversely, how feminist insights can serve to critique philosophical methods and theories.



100% Exam 10


PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE (SHORT)Brief details:This module will investigate a range of key puzzles, problems, issues, and debates in philosophy of language.

100% Essay 10

PHI00119IBand:Value


100% Essay 10

PHI00094IBand:Value


100% Essay 10

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Spring Term 2022

MODULE CODE


PHI00084IBand:Value


100% Essay 10



100% Essay 10


METAPHYSICS (SHORT)Brief details:This module is an advanced introduction to contemporary analytic metaphysics in which we examine several topics in detail. These topics could include the possibility of metaphysics, ordinary objects, properties, abstract entities, and modality amongst others.

100% Essay 10



100% Essay 10



100% Essay 10

19






Philosophy and Linguistics



Introduction to Language Acquisition (20, core-Linguistics)

One 20-credit Linguistics module. One further 20-credit Linguistics module or a 20-credit elective module.

Philosophy of Language, (20, core - Philosophy)

Philosophy Key Ideas module (20)



*These could be replaced by one 20-credit Philosophy Key Ideas module in Spring/Summer Term. Alternatively, either or both may be replaced by PHI00113I Who Counts as a Philosopher? (10 credits Autumn) and/or PHI00111I Philosophy and Society (10 credits Spring/Summer) but priority will be given to Philosophy Single Subject students.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO PHILOSOPHY/LINGUISTICS STUDENTS

Key Ideas Modules

Autumn Term 2021

MODULE CODE




70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00109IBand:Value

FEMINIST PHILOSOPHYBrief details:If feminism is a political practice aimed at ending patriarchy, what is the point of feminist philosophy? This module explores how philosophy can help us tackle important

70% Essay30% Exam

20

20



MODULE CODE


questions around key feminist issues, and conversely, how feminist insights can serve to critique philosophical methods and theories.



70% Essay30% Exam

20



50% Essay50% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20


PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE (compulsory module) Brief details:This module will investigate a range of key puzzles, problems, issues, and debates in philosophy of language.

70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00118IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00072IBand:Value

RELIGIOUS ETHICSBrief details:The aim of this module is to introduce students to a number of issues in religious ethics. In

70% Essay30% Exam

20

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MODULE CODE


particular, whether features of morality provide us with evidence for the existence of God, whether theism can provide an adequate framework for ethics, and whether features of religious faith are in tension with the requirements of morality.

Spring/Summer 2022

MODULE CODE


PHI00079IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20


NIETZSCHE AND EXISTENTIALISM Brief details:This module will provide an introduction to

70% Essay30% Exam

20

22







MODULE CODE


some key themes in Nietzsche’s philosophy.PHI00078IBand:Theoretical


70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20


Autumn Term 2021

MODULE CODE




10


MODULE CODE




10

23






Autumn Term 2021

MODULE CODE




100% Essay 10

PHI00110IBand:Value


100% Essay 10



100% Exam 10

PHI00119IBand:Value


100% Essay 10

PHI00094IBand:Value

RELIGIOUS ETHICS (SHORT)Brief details:The aim of this module is to introduce students to a number of issues in religious ethics. In particular, whether features of morality provide us with evidence for the existence of God, whether theism can provide an adequate framework for ethics, and whether features of religious faith are in tension with the

100% Essay 10

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MODULE CODE


requirements of morality.

Spring Term 2022

MODULE CODE


PHI00084IBand:Value


100% Essay 10



100% Essay 10



100% Essay 10



100% Essay 10



100% Essay 10

French/German and Philosophy 25






Year (Stage 2) (60 credits in Philosophy)

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer TermFrench/German Language and Society II (20, core French/German)At least one French/German option module (20, French/German)Linguistics option, French/German option module or Elective (20)Philosophy of Language (20, core Philosophy)

Key Ideas Module (20, Philosophy)

*A further Key Ideas Module (20 credits of Philosophy) in either the Autumn or Spring/Summer Terms.

*Please note that no more than the equivalent of 60 credits may be taken in a single term.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO FRENCH/GERMAN AND PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS

Key Ideas Modules

Autumn Term 2021

MODULE CODE




70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00109IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20


HUME’S EMPIRICISMBrief details:This module will introduce the key ideas in Hume’s philosophy, including, for example, impressions and ideas, causation, induction, external world scepticism, the self, liberty and

70% Essay30% Exam

20

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MODULE CODE


necessity.PHI00096IBand:Theoretical


50% Essay50% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20


PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE (compulsory module)Brief details: This module will investigate a range of key puzzles, problems, issues, and debates in philosophy of language.

70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00118IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00072IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20

Spring/Summer 202227










MODULE CODE


PHI00079IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20


PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCEBrief details:This module will introduce several key themes in

70% Essay30% Exam

20

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MODULE CODE


contemporary philosophy of science.

History and Philosophy



Histories and Contexts (20-credit History option)

Explorations (30-credit History option)

Disciplines of History (10-credit Core History Module)

Philosophy Key Ideas (20) Philosophy Key Ideas (20)Philosophy Key Ideas (Short) Module (10)


MODULES AVAILABLE TO HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS

Key Ideas Modules

Autumn Term 2021

MODULE CODE




70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00109IBand:Value

FEMINIST PHILOSOPHYBrief details:If feminism is a political practice aimed at ending patriarchy, what is the point of feminist philosophy? This module explores how philosophy can help us tackle important questions around key feminist issues, and conversely, how feminist insights can serve to

70% Essay30% Exam

20

29



MODULE CODE


critique philosophical methods and theories.PHI00081IBand:History


70% Essay30% Exam

20



50% Essay50% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00118IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00072IBand:Value

RELIGIOUS ETHICSBrief details:The aim of this module is to introduce students to a number of issues in religious ethics. In particular, whether features of morality provide us with evidence for the existence of God, whether theism can provide an adequate

70% Essay30% Exam

20

30










MODULE CODE


framework for ethics, and whether features of religious faith are in tension with the requirements of morality.

Spring/Summer 2022

MODULE CODE


PHI00079IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20

PHI00078IBand:

PHILOSOPHY OF MINDBrief details:

70% Essay30% Exam

20

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Theoretical This module will introduce central issues in the philosophy of mind, including the metaphysics of mind (the mind-body problem), the epistemology of mind (knowledge of our own and others’ minds), intentionality and agency.



70% Essay30% Exam

20


Autumn Term 2021

MODULE CODE




100% Essay 10

PHI00110IBand:Value


100% Essay 10



100% Exam 10



100% Essay 10

PHI00119I POLITICS AND FREEDOM: ANARCHISM & 100% Essay 10

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MODULE CODE


Band:Value

CONSERVATISM (SHORT)Brief details:This module will investigate views about liberty, authority, value and justice, and explore the ways in which scepticism and an emphasis on liberty can be developed in very different directions.

PHI00094IBand:Value


100% Essay 10

Spring Term 2022

MODULE CODE


PHI00084IBand:Value


100% Essay 10



100% Essay 10



100% Essay 10

PHI00093I PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (SHORT) 100% Essay 10

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MODULE CODE


Band:Theoretical

Brief details:This module will introduce central issues in the philosophy of mind, including the metaphysics of mind (the mind-body problem), the epistemology of mind (knowledge of our own and others’ minds), intentionality and agency.



100% Essay 10

Mathematics and Philosophy


Autumn Term Spring Term Summer TermLinear Algebra (10, core)Vector Calculus (10, core)

Pure Mathematics (40, core)Key Ideas Intermediate Logic (20, core Philosophy)

Either PHI00074I Key Ideas Metaphysics (20) or PHI00080I Key Ideas Philosophy of Science (20)A further Philosophy Key Ideas module taken in Spring/Summer (20) or one Short Key Idea module (10) taken in each of the Autumn and Spring Terms.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO MATHS AND PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS

Key Ideas Modules

Autumn/Spring Term 2021

MODULE CODE



INTERMEDIATE LOGIC (compulsory module)(Autumn and Spring)Brief details:The module aims to introduce students to

50% Essay50% Exam

20

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formal logic, in contrast to Reason & Argument which focuses on the logic of natural languages.

Spring/Summer 2022

MODULE CODE


PHI00079IBand:Value


70% Essay30% Exam

20



70% Essay30% Exam

20



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PHILOSOPHY OF MINDBrief details:This module will introduce central issues in the philosophy of mind, including the metaphysics of mind (the mind-body problem), the

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epistemology of mind (knowledge of our own and others’ minds), intentionality and agency.



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100% Essay 10

PHI00110IBand:Value


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PHI00119IBand:Value

POLITICS AND FREEDOM: ANARCHISM & CONSERVATISM (SHORT)Brief details:This module will investigate views about liberty,

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authority, value and justice, and explore the ways in which scepticism and an emphasis on liberty can be developed in very different directions.

PHI00094IBand:Value


100% Essay 10

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PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (SHORT)Brief details:This module will introduce central issues in the philosophy of mind, including the metaphysics

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of mind (the mind-body problem), the epistemology of mind (knowledge of our own and others’ minds), intentionality and agency.



100% Essay 10

Philosophy and Sociology

Year (Stage 2) (60 credits in Philosophy)

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer TermSOCIOLOGY: Either, Social Research Methods (30 Credits), if intending to do a dissertation at stage 3, plus a further 30-credit option, or two 30-credit modules.

Philosophy Key Ideas Module (20 credits)

Philosophy Key Ideas Module (20 credits)

*Philosophy Key Ideas (short) Module (10 credits)

*Philosophy Key Ideas (short) Module (10 credits)

*Alternatively, you may take one 20-credit Philosophy Key Ideas Module in either the Autumn or Spring Term. You may also replace one or both 10-credit Key Ideas (Short) modules with PHI00113I Who Counts as a Philosopher? (Autumn 10 credits) and/or PHI00111I Philosophy and Society (Spring/Summer 10 credits) but priority will be given to Philosophy Single Subject students.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIOLOGY STUDENTS

Key Ideas Modules

Autumn Term 2021

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AESTHETICSBrief details:This module will introduce students to some of

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the key issues and concepts in contemporary analytical aesthetics (philosophy of art), in relation to a range of art forms, including the visual arts, music, and literature.

PHI00109IBand:Value


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PHI00118IBand:Value


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PHI00077I RATIONALISM: SPINOZA & LEIBNIZ 70% Essay 2039










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Band:History

Brief details: This module looks at Descartes’ discussion of substance, attribute, and the mind/body relationship along with responses found it the works of Spinoza and Leibniz.

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PHI00072IBand:Value


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Spring/Summer 2022

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PHI00079IBand:Value


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METAPHYSICSBrief details:

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Theoretical This module is an advanced introduction to contemporary analytic metaphysics in which we examine several topics in detail. These topics could include the possibility of metaphysics, ordinary objects, properties, abstract entities, and modality amongst others.



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100% Essay 10

PHI00110IBand:Value


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PHI00119IBand:Value


100% Essay 10

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Physics with Philosophy

Year (Stage 2) (40 credits in Philosophy)Autumn Term Spring Term Summer TermLagrangian Mechanics and Solid State Physics (20 credits, core)Electromagnetism and Fourier Optics (20 credits, core)Quantum Physics I: Quantum Mechanics, Atomic Physics and Lasers (20 credits, core)Mathematics II (10 credits, core)

Mathematics III (10 credits, core)

Key Ideas Philosophy of Science (20 credits, core)Plus one of the following options:

i. A further Philosophy Key Ideas module in the Autumn Term (20 credits); ii. Key Ideas (short) module taken in the Autumn Term (10) and a further Key Ideas (short)

module in the Spring Term (10); iii. A Key Ideas (short) module taken in either the Autumn or Spring Terms (10) and one

10-credit elective taken in one of the two remaining terms.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO PHYSICS WITH PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS

Key Ideas Modules

Autumn Term 2021

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AESTHETICSBrief details:This module will introduce students to some of the key issues and concepts in contemporary analytical aesthetics (philosophy of art), in relation to a range of art forms, including the

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visual arts, music, and literature.PHI00109IBand:Value


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50% Essay50% Exam

20



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PHI00118IBand:Value


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20


RATIONALISM: SPINOZA & LEIBNIZBrief details: This module looks at Descartes’ discussion of substance, attribute, and the mind/body

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relationship along with responses found it the works of Spinoza and Leibniz.

PHI00072IBand:Value


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PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (compulsory module) Brief details:This module will introduce several key themes in contemporary philosophy of science.

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Autumn Term 2021

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100% Essay 10

PHI00110IBand:Value

FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY (SHORT)Brief details:If feminism is a political practice aimed at ending patriarchy, what is the point of feminist

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philosophy? This module explains how philosophy can help us tackle important questions around key feminist issues, and conversely, how feminist insights can serve to critique philosophical methods and theories.



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