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Department of Philosophy

Guide to Philosophy Modules for Third and Fourth Year Students in 2020-2021

Guide to Third and Fourth Year Modules for2020 - 2021

Contents

Section 1 – Introduction

Modules 3

Taught Modules 3

Advanced Modules 3

Dissertation (Short) 4

Dissertation (Long) 4

Second Year Option Modules 4

Elective Modules 5

Languages for All 5

Changing Modules 5

Maximum Numbers on Modules 6

Section 2 – Degree Programme Structures

Philosophy Single Subject 7

English and Philosophy 14

Philosophy and Linguistics 18

French/German and Philosophy 25

History and Philosophy 32

Mathematics and Philosophy 35

Philosophy and Sociology 42

Physics with Philosophy 49

Section 1 - IntroductionThis guide sets out the assessed modules, which will be available to present second year students in their third year, 2020-2021 (or present third year students in their fourth year if applicable). All current second year students, whatever their combination, need to choose the Philosophy modules for their third year. These choices can be reviewed later, with certain restrictions (see Changing Modules on the next page). Students on joint programmes will hear from their other department about the modules they need to take with them.

Current second year students spending their third year abroad or on placements will make the module choices for their final year in Spring Term 2021.

Students will need to register their module selections via an online system which will be made available between 10 am on Monday 24th February and 5 pm on Monday 2nd March 2020. More information about this will be sent out shortly and students should check their University of York email account regularly for any updates.

Advice from Supervisors

You are strongly advised to read through this catalogue and then discuss your module options with your supervisor before selecting the modules online. Supervisors are available during their Drop-in Feedback and Advice Time sessions or at other times by special arrangement.

If you are a joint student and your supervisor is not in Philosophy you can discuss your choices with Louise Richardson, Chair of Philosophy Board of Studies or Barry Lee, Chair of Teaching Committee.

MODULESPhilosophy modules taken in the second and third year are University assessed modules and count towards the Final Degree. Students must take 120 credits over the course of the year. This includes modules taken for assessment in any other department.

Taught Modules (normally 20 credits)Most of your work will be concentrated on taught modules, for which there will be lectures and/or seminars.

Advanced Modules (AM) (10 credits)These are modules which involve private study, guided by a supervisor. Advanced Modules provide an opportunity for further study on the topic of a taught module and can only be taken if you have taken the corresponding taught module. Essays for advanced modules are submitted on Wednesday of Week 6 of the Summer Term.

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Dissertation (Short) (20 credits)A student who wants to work independently in the third year on some particular aspect of a philosopher or on a fairly restricted or specialised topic can apply to the Board of Studies for permission to do a term-long Short Dissertation (4000 words), submitting a plan of their proposed subject. The subject proposed should not be a mere duplication of topics covered in already available modules, though it may comprise a substantial and detailed development of such a topic. If the Short Dissertation proposal is approved, the student will work under the supervision of a member of staff (whose agreement should be obtained before applying to the Board). Please note, if a member of staff has several Short Dissertations to supervise, students may be allocated an alternative supervisor.

Dissertation (Long) (40 Credits) (Available only to Single Subject Philosophy students)A student who wants to work independently in the third year on an extended investigation of some particular aspect of a philosopher or on a fairly restricted or specialised topic can apply to the Board of Studies for permission to do a year-long Long Dissertation, submitting a plan of their proposed subject. The subject proposed should not be a mere duplication of topics covered in already available modules, though it may comprise a substantial and detailed development of such a topic. The Long Dissertation is assessed by 1) a Dissertation Outline (1000 words) and Annotated Bibliography (2000 words) due Week 2 Spring Term, and 2) an 8000 word essay due Week 6 Summer Term. The Long Dissertation is only available to single subject students, and students need a Stage 2 average of at least 60 to be eligible.

Please note: a student wishing to take the long dissertation does not select it via the online option module app. Instead, they should select their normal 120 credits for the year and email Carol Dixon ([email protected]) by 2nd March 2020 with an expression of interest in taking the long dissertation. They will then be required to submit a research proposal to be considered by the Summer Term Week 6 meeting of the Board of Studies. If the proposal is approved, and the student achieves a Stage 2 average of 60 or above, they will added to the module at the end of the Summer Term. Guidance on how to write a research proposal will be given during the Summer Term.

Second Year Option Modules (10 credits)Third year students on some programmes may, subject to timetabling constraints, choose one or two 10-credit second year option Modules. Please check your degree programme structure on pages 7 - 49 for further information. Please note that you are not permitted to repeat a second year module that you have already taken in your second year.

Elective modules – choosing a module outside the Philosophy DepartmentWithin the University Elective Module scheme, the opportunity exists in some degree programmes to substitute modules in other Departments for some Philosophy modules. If you wish to take any elective module you should first consult the University's Compendium of Elective Modules, see your supervisor or Louise Richardson or Barry Lee (if you are a joint student and don’t have a Philosophy supervisor), and then enquire in the relevant department whether space is available. Forms for elective registration are also available on line and also

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from Carol Dixon in the Philosophy Office to whom the form must be returned on completion by the Department offering the Elective. The University imposes an upper limit on the amount of credits you may take as Electives or LFA modules. This is 40 credits over years two and three.

Please note: as there is no guarantee that there would be a place available on an elective of your choice or that it would be compatible with your timetable, when choosing your modules for 2020/21 you should ensure that you select 120 credits of modules from your degree programme. If it is subsequently confirmed that a place is available on the elective and that it fits in with your timetable you may apply to replace one of your modules with an elective by using the elective form mentioned above.

Languages for All – modules taught by the Language Teaching Centre

The opportunity also exists on some degree programmes to substitute Philosophy modules with Languages for All (LFA) modules. If you wish to take an LFA module, you should first consult the LFA webpages and discuss this option carefully with your supervisor or joint programme adviser.

Please also note that if you opt to take an LFA module that is below the level appropriate to your stage (ie, below third year) this may be approved but the module will only be marked on a pass/fail basis and the credits would not be used to calculate the overall degree mark. Please contact Carol Dixon in the Philosophy Department for further details.

Practical considerations (e.g. timetable clashes, over-subscription, or pre-requisites in the other Department) may mean you are not able to get onto a specific elective or LFA module.

The University imposes an upper limit on the amount of credits you may take as Electives or LFA modules. This is 40 credits over years two and three.

Changing ModulesAutumn and Spring TermsYou may change out of or into a module up to the end of the second week of teaching on that module (normally the end of Week 3) but no later than that.

Summer TermAdvanced Modules

The deadline for changing Advanced Modules is Friday, Week 10, Spring Term.

Second Year 10-credit Option Modules

Due to the restricted number of teaching weeks in the Summer Term, Second Year 10-credit modules taken in the Summer Term cannot be changed once term has started.

Requests for changes should be sent to Carol Dixon.

Although changing modules is permissible under the rules above, practical considerations, (e.g. timetable clashes and over-subscription), may mean you are not able to change onto a specific module.

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Only where there are exceptional reasons, such as illness, and with the permission of the Board of Studies or the University’s Special Cases Committee, can you drop out of a module after the deadline.

Maximum Numbers on ModulesModules are normally subject to a maximum number cap:

Third year 20-credit modules: 45Second year lecture-based option modules: 45Second year reading group modules: 30

Third year Advanced Modules are normally capped at 20.

Section 2 - Degree Programme Structure

Your choice of modules for the third year is governed by the programme structure for your degree programme, as detailed below but there are two general rules which apply to all programmes:

1. All students may take a maximum of 60 credits and a minimum of 20 credits in any term. A module lasting more than one term is considered to have its credits spread evenly across its duration.

2. All students should take 120 credits in the third year, including credits taken in other departments if they are combined students, and any elective modules.

These rules are meant to protect you from over-burdening yourself. The credit value of a module reflects the time spent in teaching and learning.

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Philosophy Single Subject

Year (Stage) 3 (120 credits) Students choose from a range of 20 credit third year modules across the Autumn and

Spring Terms and must take two 10-credit Advanced Modules in the Summer Term. Typically, a student will take five 20-credit modules and two 10-credit Advanced Modules.

Students may substitute up to 20 credits of third year 20-credit modules with 20 credits of second year 10-credit option modules (subject to timetabling constraints), electives or Languages for All modules.*

Students may replace the 20 credits of Advanced Modules along with 20 further credits with the 40-credit Dissertation.

Please note that at least 100 credits have to be taken in Philosophy 3rd year modules.

*The University imposes an upper limit on the amount of credits you may take as electives or LFA modules.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO PHILOSOPHY SINGLE SUBJECT STUDENTS

THIRD YEAR MODULES

YEAR-LONG MODULEMODULE CODE

MODULE NAME YEAR ASSESSMENT CREDITS

PHI00101H DISSERTATION (LONG) (Optional module, only available for Philosophy Single Subject studentsBrief details : This module enables students to work independently on an extended piece of work addressing a well-defined philosophical problem, chosen by themselves with guidance from a supervisor.

3 Essay 40

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PHI00002H CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BIOETHICSBrief details: This module will explore philosophically the moral implications of advances in sciences related to medicine.

3 100% Essay 20

PHI00041H DISSERTATION (SHORT)Brief details:This module enables students to work independently on a well-defined philosophical problem, chosen by themselves with guidance from a supervisor.

3 100% Essay 20

PHI00118H PARADOXESBrief details: This module examines some of the most important logical paradoxes, focussing on the Sorites and the Liar. We will consider a range of recently proposed solutions to these paradoxes, including solutions which appeal to non-classical logics.

3 100% Essay 20

PHI00113H PHENOMENOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRYBrief details:This module explores the mutually illuminating interaction between phenomenological philosophy and psychiatry, focusing on both historical and contemporary work.

3 100% Essay 20

PHI00091H PHILOSOPHY OF ART FROM HUME TO TOLSTOYBrief details:The aim of this module is to investigate central themes in 18th and 19th century aesthetic theory.

3 100% Essay 20

PHI00058H PHILOSOPHY OF CHRISTIANITYBrief details:This module examines the implications and beliefs of a

3 100% Essay 20

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range of Christian doctrines which have philosophical importance.

PHI00013H PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS (compulsory for Physics/Phil; optional for other students)Brief details:To examine some of the philosophical and conceptual problems raised by classical, relativistic and quantum physics

3 100% Essay 20

PHI00102H PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOLOGYBrief details:This module will explore the impact of scientific theorising about the mind on our everyday understanding of ourselves.

3 100% Essay 20

PHI00112H THEORIES OF SOCIAL JUSTICEBrief details:This module considers fundamental questions of social justice, looking at philosophical accounts of how the social and economic structure of society should be organised

3 100% Essay 20

SPRING TERM 2021MODULE CODE


PHI00119H COGNITIVE ANOMALIES, DECISION-MAKING, AND DEMOCRACYBrief details:Cognitive effects and biases (e.g. implicit bias, confirmation bias, choice blindness, 'group think', temporal discounting) impact on our ability to make good, rational decisions, both individually and as groups. This module will examine a selection of these effects, reflect on their implications for individual and collective judgements, and consider how they might be mitigated.

3 100% Essay 20

PHI00018H CONSCIOUSNESS 3 100% Essay 20

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Brief details:The module will focus on philosophical approaches to the understanding of consciousness. The topics to be covered will be consciousness and the explanatory gap; eliminativism; functionalism and qualia; higher order thought and availability for higher order thought theories of consciousness, representationalism about consciousness.


3 Essay 20

PHI00017H FOUNDATIONS OF MATHS (COMPULSORY FOR MATHS/PHIL; OPTIONAL FOR OTHER STUDENTS)Brief details:This module will exploring some key issues in the philosophy of mathematics, including the foundations of maths.

3 Essay 20

PHI00105H FROM MARX TO CRITICAL THEORYBrief details:The module aims to introduce students to key debates, positions, and arguments in what has come to be known as “Western Marxism” and “Critical Theory”.

3 100% Essay 20

PHI00073H GERMAN IDEALISMBrief details: This module will provide an introduction to the moral, legal, and political philosophy of German idealists such as Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel.

3 100% Essay 20

PHI00075H VALUE AND MEANING OF LIFE, THEBrief details:

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This module explores some key issues concerning value, and the different kinds of value, in particular as this relates to human and non-human life. We will ask, what makes a life worth living/worth stating/worth saving?

PHI00097H WITTGENSTEIN AND PHILOSOPHYBrief details : Wittgenstein’s philosophical writings are among the most striking and influential contributions to philosophy from the 20 th century. This module will provide an opportunity for students to engage in critical study of his most important writings.Please note, there is no Advanced Module for this module.

3 100% Essay 20

SUMMER TERM 2021MODULE CODE


The aim of Advanced Modules is to provide students with an opportunity to return to an issue raised in the corresponding third year Taught Module, having had the opportunity to reflect, under the guidance of the Tutor, on the module content as a whole together perhaps with the content of other, related modules students may have taken. The outcome of this reflection is an essay of 2500 words relating to that issue.PHI00120H COGNITIVE ANOMALIES,

DECISION-MAKING, AND DEMOCRACY AM

3 100% Essay 10

PHI00033H CONSCIOUSNESS AM 3 100% Essay 10

PHI00036H CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BIOETHICS AM

3 100% Essay 10

PHI00032H FOUNDATIONS OF MATHS AM 3 100% Essay 10

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PHI00109H FROM MARX TO CRITICAL THEORY AM

3 100% Essay 10

PHI00076H GERMAN IDEALISM AM 3 100% Essay 10

PHI00117H PARADOXES AM 3 100% Essay

PHI00116H PHENOMENOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY AM

3 100% Essay 10

PHI00092H PHILOSOPHY OF ART FROM HUME TO TOLSTOY AM

3 100% Essay 10

PHI00066H PHILOSOPHY OF CHRISTIANITY AM

3 100% Essay 10

PHI00028H PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS AM 3 100% Essay 10

PHI00104H PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOLOGY AM 3 100% Essay 10

PHI00114H THEORIES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AM 3 100% Essay 10

PHI00077H VALUE AND MEANING OF LIFE AM 3 100% Essay 10

SECOND YEAR 10-CREDIT OPTION MODULESAUTUMN TERM 2020

MODULE CODE

MODULE NAME ASSESSMENT CREDITS

PHI00042I IMAGINATIONBrief details: This module examines the role of the imagination in epistemology, philosophy of mind and aesthetics from historical and contemporary perspectives.

100% Exam 10

PHI00107I READING MARXBrief details: This module will provide a close reading of some of the key texts of Karl Marx, examining some of the most important elements of Marx'’ contribution to political philosophy.

100% Essay 10

PHI00019I READING PLATOBrief details:This module will promote engagement with Plato’s ideas through close textual study of a Platonic dialogue.

100% Essay 10



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PHI00105I PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL SCIENCEBrief details:The module aims to develop an understanding of the nature of our society and of our knowledge of it through philosophical examination of the social sciences.

100% Exam 10

PHI00008I PHILOSOPHY OF TIMEBrief details:This module will introduce students to some of the central philosophical questions concerning the nature of time.

100% Exam 10

PHI00114I TRAUMA AND PHILOSOPHYBrief details:In this module, students will gain an understanding of (a) how philosophical concepts or theories may inform our understanding of trauma and (b) how studying experiences of trauma may inform philosophical debates.

100% Essay 10



PHI00013I CAUSATION & LAWSBrief details:This module introduces the topics of causation, laws of nature and the relationship between these two subject matters of philosophical study.

100% Exam 10

PHI00016I DEFINING CREATIVITYBrief details:In this module we will read a selection of influential philosophical works on creativity in order to come to grips with some of the complications surrounding the provision of a tenable definition of creativity.

100% Essay 10

PHI00071I HEGELBrief details:An introduction to Hegel’s philosophy as presented in his 1807 through his Phenomenology of Spirit.

100% Essay 10

PHI00108I READINGS IN THE ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEBrief details:Artificial intelligence is forcing us to confront new ethical questions. How much control should we

100% Essay 10

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cede to AI systems, and what impact will they have on our moral lives?

PHI00063I ROUSSEAUBrief details:This module provides students with an introduction to Rousseau’s philosophy through the close study of selections from his work.

100% Essay 10

PHI00040I SOCIAL EPISTEMOLOGYBrief details:In this module we will read contemporary philosophical papers in social epistemology including testimony, disagreement, expertise, judgement aggregation, and systems design.

100% Essay 10

PHI00100I STRUCTURE OF THE GOOD, THEBrief details:In this module we will reflect upon various distinctions within the evaluative domain; consider crucial structural issues for ethical thought, like the transivity of the relation of being better than; provide conceptual tools to sharpen our evaluative discourse and make it more transparent; practise and improve the skills of philosophical thinking and debating.

100% Essay 10

English and Philosophy Year 3 (Stage 3)

You must take a total of 120 credits, with a minimum of 40 credits in each department (excluding the bridge module).

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer TermOne Philosophy Third Year Option (20)

One Philosophy Third Year Option (20)

ONE of a range of English Advanced Option modules (20)

ONE of a range of English Advanced Option modules (20)Philosophy & Literature Bridge Module (core 20)

20 further credits made up from one of the following:a) ONE additional autumn term Philosophy Third Year Option, orb) ONE additional autumn term English module

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MODULES AVAILABLE TO ENGLISH AND PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS

THIRD YEAR MODULES

AUTUMN TERM 2020MODULE CODE



3 100% Essay 20


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3 100% Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20

PHI00091H PHILOSOPHY OF ART FROM HUME TO TOLSTOYBrief details:The aim of this module is to investigate central themes in 18th and 19th century aesthetic

3 100% Essay 20

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theory.PHI00058H PHILOSOPHY OF CHRISTIANITY

Brief details:This module examines the implications and beliefs of a range of Christian doctrines which have philosophical importance.

3 100% Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20

SPRING TERM 2021

MODULE CODE


PHI00119H COGNITIVE ANOMALIES, DECISION-MAKING, AND DEMOCRACYBrief details:Cognitive effects and biases (e.g. implicit bias, confirmation bias, choice blindness, 'group think', temporal discounting) impact on our ability to make good, rational decisions, both individually and as groups. This module will examine a selection of these effects, reflect on their

3 100% Essay 20

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implications for individual and collective judgements, and consider how they might be mitigated.

PHI00018H CONSCIOUSNESSBrief details:The module will focus on philosophical approaches to the understanding of consciousness. The topics to be covered will be consciousness and the explanatory gap; eliminativism; functionalism and qualia; higher order thought and availability for higher order thought theories of consciousness, representationalism about consciousness.

3 100% Essay 20


3 Essay 20

PHI00017H FOUNDATIONS OF MATHS (COMPULSORY FOR MATHS/PHIL; OPTIONAL FOR OTHER STUDENTS)Brief details:This module will exploring some key issues in the philosophy of mathematics, including the foundations of maths

3 Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20

PHI00073H GERMAN IDEALISMBrief details: This module will provide an introduction to the moral, legal, and political philosophy of German idealists such as Fichte,

3 100% Essay 20

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Schelling, and Hegel.PHI00075H VALUE AND MEANING OF LIFE,

THEBrief details:This module explores some key issues concerning value, and the different kinds of value, in particular as this relates to human and non-human life. We will ask, what makes a life worth living/worth stating/worth saving?

3 100% Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20

Philosophy and Linguistics

Year 3 (Stage 3)Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term

Any 20 credits of Linguistics modules and/or electives*

Any 40 credits of Linguistics modules and/or electives.*

Philosophy Third Year Option (20)

Philosophy Third Year Option (20)

Philosophy Advanced Module (10)

One other 10-credit module: either a 2nd year Philosophy option (subject to timetable constraints) or an elective module – in any one of the terms, or a further Advanced Module

(10) in the Summer Term.

*Students may replace a maximum of 20 credits of Linguistics with a 20-credit 3 rd Year Philosophy module, an elective, or LFA module (subject to timetable constraints). Only 40 credits of electives or LFA modules may be taken over Stages 2 and 3.

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MODULES AVAILABLE TO PHILOSOPHY AND LINGUISTICS STUDENTSTHIRD YEAR MODULES




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PHI00058H PHILOSOPHY OF CHRISTIANITYBrief details:This module examines the implications and beliefs of a range of Christian doctrines which have philosophical importance.

3 100% Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20



PHI00119H COGNITIVE ANOMALIES, DECISION-MAKING, AND DEMOCRACYBrief details:Cognitive effects and biases (e.g. implicit bias, confirmation bias, choice blindness, 'group think', temporal discounting) impact on our ability to make good, rational decisions, both individually and as groups. This module will examine a selection of these effects, reflect on their implications for individual and collective judgements, and

3 100% Essay 20

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consider how they might be mitigated.


3 100% Essay 20


3 Essay 20


3 Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20

PHI00075H VALUE AND MEANING OF LIFE, 3 100% Essay 20

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THEBrief details:This module explores some key issues concerning value, and the different kinds of value, in particular as this relates to human and non-human life. We will ask, what makes a life worth living/worth stating/worth saving?


3 100% Essay 20





3 100% Essay 10



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PHI00109H FROM MARX TO CRITICAL THEORY

AM

3 100% Essay 10



PHI00116H PHENOMENOLOGY AND

PSYCHIATRY AM

3 100% Essay 10

PHI00092H PHILOSOPHY OF ART FROM HUME

TO TOLSTOY AM

3 100% Essay 10

PHI00066H PHILOSOPHY OF CHRISTIANITY

AM

3 100% Essay 10


PHI00104H PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOLOGY AM 3 100% Essay 10PHI00114H THEORIES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AM 3 100% Essay 10


SECOND YEAR 10-CREDIT OPTION MODULES




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100% Essay 10


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100% Exam 10


100% Exam 10


100% Essay 10

SUMMER TERM 2021

MODULE CODE



100% Exam 10


100% Essay 10


100% Essay 10

PHI00108I READINGS IN THE ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEBrief details:

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Artificial intelligence is forcing us to confront new ethical questions. How much control should we cede to AI systems, and what impact will they have on our moral lives?


100% Essay 10


100% Essay 10


100% Essay 10

French/German and Philosophy

Year 4 (Stage 3) (Third year of study at York but fourth year of programme).

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer TermFrench/German language and society III (20, core, French/German)At least 20 further credits in the target language, from among the Language options.Linguistics option, French/German option module (20 credits)*Philosophy Third Year Option

(20)Philosophy Third Year

Option (20)Philosophy Advanced

Module (10)French/German Philosophy Text (bridge) Module (10, core) – in either Autumn or Spring Term. For 2020/21 it will take place in the Spring Term.

*Either of these modules may be replaced by 2nd-year Philosophy option modules or LFA/Elective modules.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO FRENCH/GERMAN AND PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS

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3 100% Essay 20


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PHI00058H PHILOSOPHY OF CHRISTIANITYBrief details:This module examines the implications and beliefs of a

3 100% Essay 20

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range of Christian doctrines which have philosophical importance.


3 100% Essay 20


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3 100% Essay 20




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3 100% Essay 20


3 Essay 20


3 Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20


3 100% Essay 20

PHI00075H VALUE AND MEANING OF LIFE, THEBrief details:

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This module explores some key issues concerning value, and the different kinds of value, in particular as this relates to human and non-human life. We will ask, what makes a life worth living/worth stating/worth saving?


3 100% Essay 20





3 100% Essay 10



3 100% Essay 10


PHI00109H FROM MARX TO CRITICAL THEORY 3 100% Essay 10

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PSYCHIATRY AM

3 100% Essay 10


TO TOLSTOY AM

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100% Exam 10


100% Essay 10

SUMMER TERM 2021

MODULE CODE



100% Exam 10


100% Essay 10


100% Essay 10

PHI00108I READINGS IN THE ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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Brief details:Artificial intelligence is forcing us to confront new ethical questions. How much control should we cede to AI systems, and what impact will they have on our moral lives?


100% Essay 10


100% Essay 10


100% Essay 10

History and Philosophy

Year (Stage) 3The credits of this degree are weighted in each department as follows:

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer TermHistory Special Subject (40 credits)

History Dissertation (40 credits)Philosophy of History (10 credits)

Philosophy Third Year Option (20 credits)*

Philosophy Advanced Module (10 credits)*

*Further study in Spring Term module.

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3 100% Essay 20


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PHI00105H FROM MARX TO CRITICAL THEORYBrief details:The module aims to introduce students to key debates,

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positions, and arguments in what has come to be known as “Western Marxism” and “Critical Theory”.


3 100% Essay 20

PHI00075H VALUE AND MEANING OF LIFE, THEBrief details:This module explores some key issues concerning value, and the different kinds of value, in particular as this relates to human and non-human life. We will ask, what makes a life worth living/worth stating/worth saving?

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Mathematics and Philosophy

Year (Stage) 3 The credits of this degree may be weighted in each department as follows:

80 Credits Maths/40 Credits Philosophy 40-credit Maths Project 40 credits of Maths from the PURE stream 20-credit Foundations of Maths bridge module in Spring Term 20-credit Philosophy Third Year Module

60 Credits Maths/60 Credits Philosophy 60 credits of Maths from the PURE stream 20-credit Foundations of Maths bridge module in Spring Term 20-credit Philosophy Third Year Module The two 10-credit Advanced Modules linked to the Foundations of Maths and

Philosophy Third Year Module.

80 Credits Philosophy/40 Credits Maths 40 credits of Maths from the PURE stream 20-credit Foundations of Maths bridge module in Spring Term 20-credit Philosophy Third Year module taken in the Autumn or Spring Term 20-credit Philosophy Third Year module taken in the Autumn or Spring Term* Two 10-credit Advanced Modules linked to Foundations of Maths and/or the

two Philosophy THIRD YEAR MODULES. *This module may be replaced by Second Year 10-credit Philosophy modules.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO MATHS AND PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS




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PHI00018H CONSCIOUSNESSBrief details:The module will focus on philosophical approaches to the understanding of consciousness. The topics to be covered will be consciousness and the explanatory gap; eliminativism; functionalism and qualia; higher order thought and availability for higher order thought theories of consciousness,

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representationalism about consciousness.


3 Essay 20


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3 100% Essay 20

PHI00097H WITTGENSTEIN AND PHILOSOPHYBrief details : Wittgenstein’s philosophical writings are among the most striking and influential contributions to philosophy from the 20 th century. This module will provide an opportunity for students to engage in critical study of his most important writings.Please note, there is no

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Advanced Module for this module.





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PHI00108I READINGS IN THE ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEBrief details:Artificial intelligence is forcing us to confront new ethical questions. How much control should we cede to AI systems, and what impact will they have on our moral lives?

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Philosophy and Sociology

Year (Stage) 3

Option 1 – 60 credits Philosophy/60 credits Sociology

Students take 60 credits of Philosophy third-year 20-credit modules; 60 credits of Sociology third-year 20-credit modules OR,

40 credits of Philosophy third-year 20-credit modules with two 10-credit Philosophy Advanced Modules*; 60 credits of Sociology third-year 20-credit modules.

*(Students have the option of replacing 20 credits in Philosophy with an elective or LFA module. Electives include Philosophy second-year 10-credit option modules. The taking of electives/LFA modules is subject to timetabling constraints.)


Students take four Philosophy 20-credit third-year modules; two Sociology 20-credit third-year modules OR,

Three Philosophy 20-credit third-year modules and 20 credits of Philosophy 10-credit options (either third-year 10-credit Advanced Modules or second-year 10-credit option modules); two Sociology 20-credit third-year modules.


Students take two Philosophy 20-credit third-year modules; two Sociology 20-credit third-year modules plus the 40-credit Sociology dissertation.

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Brief details: This module examines some of the most important logical paradoxes, focussing on the Sorites and the Liar. We will consider a range of recently proposed solutions to these paradoxes, including solutions which appeal to non-classical logics.

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PHI00097H WITTGENSTEIN AND PHILOSOPHYBrief details : Wittgenstein’s philosophical writings are among the most striking and influential contributions to philosophy from the 20 th century. This module will provide an opportunity for students to engage in critical

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Physics with Philosophy3 Year Bsc

Year (Stage) 3 (40 credits in Philosophy) Students take the core module Philosophy of Physics (20 credits) in the Autumn Term

and choose a 20-credit Philosophy third year option module in either the Autumn or Spring Term. Students may replace the 20-credit Philosophy third year option module with the 10-credit Advanced Module in Philosophy of Physics in the Summer Term and either a second year Philosophy 10-credit option module or an elective module (subject to timetabling constraints).

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Year (Stage) 3 (40 credits in Philosophy) Students take the core module Philosophy of Physics (20 credits) in the Autumn Term

and choose a 20 credit Philosophy third year option module in either the Autumn or Spring Term. Students may replace the 20-credit Philosophy option module with the 10-credit Advanced Module in Philosophy of Physics in the Summer Term and either a second year Philosophy 10-credit option module or an elective module (subject to timetabling constraints).

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The aim of Advanced Modules is to provide students with an opportunity to return to an issue raised in the corresponding third year Taught Module, having had the opportunity to reflect, under the guidance of the Tutor, on the module content as a whole together perhaps with the content of other, related modules students may have taken. The outcome of this reflection is an essay of 2500 words relating to that issue.PHI00028H PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS AM 3 100% Essay 10





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PHI00040I SOCIAL EPISTEMOLOGYBrief details:In this module we will read contemporary philosophical papers in social epistemology including testimony, disagreement, expertise,

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judgement aggregation, and systems design.PHI00100I STRUCTURE OF THE GOOD, THE

Brief details:In this module we will reflect upon various distinctions within the evaluative domain; consider crucial structural issues for ethical thought, like the transivity of the relation of being better than; provide conceptual tools to sharpen our evaluative discourse and make it more transparent; practise and improve the skills of philosophical thinking and debating.

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Year (Stage) 4 (40 credits in Philosophy from the MA in Philosophy programme)

Students take PHI00020M Topics in Theoretical Philosophy (20 credits) in the Autumn Term and one of the following 20-credit Philosophy MA modules in the Spring Term:

o PHI00032M Foundations of Maths* o PHI00039M German Idealism* o PHI00037M Consciousness *o PHI00060M From Marx to Critical Theory* o PHI00052M Value and the Meaning of Life* o PHI00067M Cognitive Anomalies, Decision-making, and Democracy* o PHI00019M Topics in Practical Philosophy

Students may not select any module marked with * if they have taken the undergraduate version of it in their third year.

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