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PY5214 Wittgenstein

Academic year(s): 2017-2018

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 20

ECTS credits : 10

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: TBC

This module will examine the work of one of history's great philosopher's, Ludwig Wittgenstein. Wittgenstein's two main texts, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations will both be studied, focusing in both cases on Wittgenstein's conceptions of language, thought and reality. The module will involve, of course, questions of exegesis, but also questions of philosophical truth: Wittgenstein will be assumed throughout to be a valuable resource for our own philosophizing, and not merely a figure of historical interest.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1 x 2-hour lecture x 11 weeks

Scheduled learning hours: 22

Guided independent study hours: 184

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%

Re-assessment: Coursework = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Professor J Timmermann