PY2802
Modern Philosophy: from Descartes to Kant (by Distance Learning)
2017-2018
20
10
SCQF level 8
2
Academic year(s): 2017-2018
SCOTCAT credits : 20
ECTS credits : 10
Level : SCQF level 8
Semester: 2
Availability restrictions: (subject to sufficient student demand) Non-graduating distance-learning students only.
Planned timetable:
For the purposes of this module, 'modern philosophy' means philosophy written in Europe from Descartes in the mid-seventeenth century to Kant at the end of the 18th century. This was an extraordinary period in the history of western thought, when a variety of brilliant thinkers devoted themselves to working out the philosophical implications of the 'new science'. This generated questions about the extent of human knowledge, about what can be known with certainty, about perception, and about how we acquire knowledge through the senses. There was also renewed interest in morality, its foundation, and its relation to human nature. This module will critically examine the arguments of major philosophers of the modern period, including Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant.
Anti-requisite(s): You cannot take this module if you take PY2004 or take PY2901 or take PY1013
Weekly contact: Via Moodle - weekly 1-hour scheduled live tutorial chat.
Scheduled learning hours: 15
Guided independent study hours: 185
As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%
Re-assessment: 1 or more essays totaling no more than 6,000 words