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Directed Independent Study

PHI9X8 - Electives (Offered in Spring)

This module is assessed by two coursework assignments totalling 5,000 - 6000 words.  Students will choose to work on one from a range of topics. Each option within the Elective will be run as a discussion group, without formal lectures, in a way that gives students responsibility for setting the direction of study and the opportunity to gain experience, in a supportive setting, of the skills needed for independently directed study and research.  Topics for this module will be posted online and students will send email their top three preferences to the philosophy office.  You do not need to fill out any form for this module.

Please note that not all electives will be running. Please pick your top three choices and email these to Nikki Leavitt-Callander at nal1@stir.ac.uk.

 

Topics for Spring 2013

Mark Schroeder’s Slaves of the Passions - Kent Hurtig

McTaggart's Argument Against the Reality of Time - Colin Johnston

Naming and Necessity - Sonia Roca Royes

Duties and Rights - Rowan Cruft

Logic and Rationality - Philip Ebert

Truth - Peter Sullivan

Foundations of Arithmetic - Peter Sullivan