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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Philosophy
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Aaron Segal
Coordinator Office Hours:
Thursday 12:30-14:00
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Aaron Segal
Course/Module description:
In recent years a growing number of philosophers have expressed
the idea that philosophy is, as we might say, "intrinsically systematic", in the sense
that philosophical issues and even whole domains are thoroughly interconnected. The intrinsic systematicity of philosophy has potentially revolutionary consequences for meta-philosophy—regarding the epistemology, methodology, and aim of philosophy. However, despite its potentially revolutionary consequences, philosophers have hardly begun to explore the important philosophical and meta-philosophical questions it raises. In this course we will do so.
Course/Module aims:
To familiarize students with the historical and contemporary discussions of systematic philosophy, and equip them to reflect on different conceptions of systematicity, and the epistemological, methodological, and teleological consequences of philosophy's being systematic.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Contribute to the burgeoning discussion of systematicity and its implications.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture, discussion, and presentation
Course/Module Content:
1. Introduction
2. Characterizations of Systematicity and Arguments for Systematicity
3. Historical Precedents
4. In Practice
5. Structure to the System?
6. Systematicity and Epistemology
7. Systematicity and Methodology
Required Reading:
Texts will be drawn from a forthcoming collection (co-edited by the instructor), by authors including Catherine Diehl, Samuel Lebens, James Kreines, Anna Marmodoro, Daniel Nolan, Paul Franks, Graham Priest, Nick Stang, Peter van Inwagen, Barbara Vetter, and Timothy Williamson, and articles and book chapters by the instructor.
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 10 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 80 %
Assignments 10 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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