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2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

PHIL5105M Landmarks in Analytic Philosophy

30 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Jack Woods III
Email: J.Woods@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Module replaces

PHIL5002M Analytic B

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

In taking this module, students will explore a variety of classic texts in analytic philosophy, by authors such as Anscombe, Foot, Quine, Davidson, Goodman, Kripke, Lewis, and Williams. In this way, the module will serve as an introduction to the broad range of topics covered by analytic philosophers, as well as to the style of philosophising that they embody. Students will participate in a series of seminars, where they will engage with fascinating and challenging philosophical texts. These seminars, though facilitated by the module leader, will be ‘active’, discursive, and student-led, and will form the basis of further directed reading and discussion.

Objectives

The module aims to:

Introduce students to a selection of classic, influential texts in analytic philosophy.

Enable students to grapple with a variety of problems, questions, or issues distinctive of analytic philosophy.

By virtue of doing 1 and 2, give students, some of whom will have done little philosophy before, a significant introduction to analytic philosophy.

Provide students with the understanding and guidance to produce original philosophical work of their own on topics covered during the module.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will demonstrate:

Detailed reading of a variety of landmark texts in analytic philosophy.

An understanding of some of the key problems, questions, and issues raised in analytic philosophy.

Advanced philosophical skills in forming their own, well argued views on major theories, arguments and standpoints within analytic philosophy.

The ability to produce rigorous and original philosophical written work.


Syllabus

This module introduces students to a selection of landmark texts in analytic philosophy and, in so doing, serves as an introduction to analytic philosophy itself. It does this by discussing the substantive philosophical positions adopted by some leading analytic philosophers. Areas that may be covered in the module include (but are not limited to):



Ontology and ontological commitment.

The nature of truth.

Truth and meaning.

Modality.

Metaethics.

Self-knowledge.

Aesthetic judgement.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Supervision11.001.00
Seminar112.0022.00
Private study hours277.00
Total Contact hours23.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)300.00

Private study

Outside of formal meetings, students should expect to spend their time in private study as follows:

Weekly reading and preparation for seminars: 11 x 10 = 110 hours

Research and preparation for formative essay: 28 hours

Writing formative essay: 14 hours

Research and preparation for summative essay (in addition to formative work): 60 hours

Writing summative essay (include revisions and drafts): 65 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Formative feedback will be given:

In weekly, 2- hour seminars, where the module leader will respond to student questions and support understanding based on the module content and readings.

In response to a 2000 word, formatively assessed essay.

In workshops in weeks 9-11, in which students will briefly present on their work towards their assessed essay.

In one-to-one supervisions, in which students will receive feedback on an essay plan for their assessed essay.




Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Essay4000 words100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/04/2024 16:19:43

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