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Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Dr Graeme Marshall, Dr Katrine Keuneman.
Prerequisite: One first-year single-semester Philosophy subject. Students who lack this prerequisite, but believe themselves adequately prepared to attempt any second/third year subjects, should consult the Head of Department.
Contact: Up to three hours a week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students completing this subject should:
- have a good understanding of Enlightenment thought in England and France;
- have a critical appreciation of Empiricism;
- be able to state and work through the major philosophical problems encountered.
Content:
The metaphysics and epistemology of Locke, Condillac, Diderot and Hume.
Assessment:
One 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50 per cent) and an assignment of no more than 3,000 words (50 per cent).
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 140)
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