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PHI614   The Rationalists   (30 credits)

 
Year Running: 2019/2020
Credit level: F7
Additional Information   EMPTY

Description

The module will introduce students to some of the great rationalists philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, and Kant. Readings will largely be from primary sources. Discussion will focus on philosophical problems more than on historical context.

 

Reading List


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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type Hours
Independent 268.0
Lecture 22.0
Seminar 9.0
Tutorial 1.0
 

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type Duration % of formal assessment Semester
Course Work 0.0 100 % S1
 

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2024-25.