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Department of Philosophy

Guide to Philosophy Modules for Third and Fourth

Year Students in 2019-2020

Guide to Third and Fourth Year Modules for 2019 - 2020

Contents

Section 1 – Introduction 3

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 5

Section 2 – Degree Programme Structures 6

Philosophy Single Subject 7

English and Philosophy 16

Philosophy and Linguistics 24

French/German and Philosophy 32

History and Philosophy 40

Mathematics and Philosophy 43

Philosophy and Sociology 52

Physics with Philosophy 60

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Section 1 - Introduction

This guide sets out the assessed modules, which will be available to present second year students in their third year, 2019-2020 (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 2020.

Students will need to register their module selections via an online system which will be made available between 10 am on Monday 25th February and 5 pm on Monday 4th March 2019. 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. These sessions are available at: Staff Contact Information Spring 2019 and are also posted on the display stand near the Philosophy office.

If you are a joint student and your supervisor is not in Philosophy you can discuss your choices with Rob Trueman ([email protected]) who is the Associate Programme Leader for Undergraduate Programmes.

MODULES

All Philosophy 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 in the

corresponding taught module. Essays for advanced modules are submitted on Wednesday of Week 6

of Term 9 (third year).

https://www.york.ac.uk/media/philosophy/documents/Drop%20in%20Feedback%20and%20Advice%20Time%20Sessions%20Spring%202019.pdf

mailto:[email protected]

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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 is approved, the student will work under the supervision of a member of staff (whose agreement should be obtained before applying to the Board).

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 4th March 2019 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 - 66 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 Department

Within 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 on the York Web at http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/sro/electives.htm, see your supervisor or Rob Trueman (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 at: http://www.york.ac.uk/philosophy/current/undergraduate/modules/#tab-4 and also 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 2019/20 you should ensure that you select 120 credits of modules from your degree programme. If it is

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/sro/electives.htm

http://www.york.ac.uk/philosophy/current/undergraduate/modules/#tab-4

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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: www.york.ac.uk/inst/ltc/lfa , 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 MODULES

Autumn and Spring Terms

You 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 Term

Advanced 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 ([email protected])

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.

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

MAXIMUM NUMBERS ON MODULES

Modules are normally subject to a maximum number cap:

Third year 20-credit modules: 45 Second year lecture-based option modules: 45 Second year reading group modules: 30 Third year Advanced Modules will only be capped if it is not possible to provide adequate supervision for practical reasons.

http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/ltc/lfa

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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. 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 Module

MODULE CODE

MODULE NAME YEAR ASSESS- MENT

CREDITS LINK FOR FURTHER DETAILS

PHI00101H DISSERTATION (LONG) (Optional module, only available for Philosophy Single Subject students Brief 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 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/PHI00101H/2019-20

https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/PHI00101H/2019-20



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AUTUMN TERM 2019

MODULE

CODE

MODULE NAME YEAR ASSESSMENT CREDITS LINK FOR FURTHER DETAILS

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


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.


PHI00105H FROM MARX TO CRITICAL THEORY Brief 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".


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


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


PHI00103H PHILOSOPHY OF LAW Brief details: This module will introduce students to some key debates, positions and arguments in the philosophy of law.


PHI00013H PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS (compulsory for Physics/Phil; optional for other students) Brief details:

3 Essay 20 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-









































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To examine some of the philosophical and conceptual problems raised by classical, relativistic and quantum physics

catalogue/module/PHI00013H/2019-20

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


PHI00112H THEORIES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE Brief 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


SPRING TERM 2020

MODULE CODE

MODULE NAME YEAR ASSESSMENT CREDITS LINK FOR FUTHER DETAILS

PHI00018H CONSCIOUSNESS 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.




PHI00017H FOUNDATIONS OF MATHS (COMPULSORY FOR MATHS/PHIL; OPTIONAL FOR OTHER STUDENTS)
































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Brief details: This module will exploring some key issues in the philosophy of mathematics, including the foundations of maths


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


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


PHI00111H PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAM Brief details: This module uses the concepts, views, and arguments in analytic philosophy to clarify philosophical problems raised by Islamic theology, to offer solutions to those problems, and to evaluate those solutions using a cost/benefit analysis.


PHI00075H VALUE AND MEANING OF LIFE, THE Brief 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?


PHI00097H WITTGENSTEIN AND PHILOSOPHY Brief details: Wittgenstein’s philosophical writings are among the most striking and influential


































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contributions to philosophy from the 20th 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.

SUMMER TERM 2020

MODULE 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.

PHI00033H

CONSCIOUSNESS AM

3 Essay 10 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studyin

g/manage/programmes/module-


PHI00036H

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BIOETHICS AM




PHI00032H

FOUNDATIONS OF MATHS AM




PHI00109H FROM MARX TO CRITICAL THEORY AM




PHI00076H GERMAN IDEALISM AM




PHI00116H PHENOMENOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY AM




PHI00092H PHILOSOPHY OF ART FROM HUME TO TOLSTOY AM




PHI00066H PHILOSOPHY OF CHRISTIANITY AM




























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PHI00115H PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAM AM




PHI00107H PHILOSOPHY OF LAW AM




PHI00028H PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS AM




PHI00104H PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOLOGY AM




PHI00114H THEORIES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AM

3 Essay 10 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/stu

dying/manage/programmes/module-

catalogue/module/PHI00114H/2019-

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PHI00077H VALUE AND MEANING OF LIFE AM




Second Year Modules AUTUMN TERM 2019

MODULE CODE

MODULE NAME YEAR ASSESSMENT


PHI00007I GOD AND MORALITY Brief details: This module investigates whether God must, or even can, provide a foundation for morality.

2 Essay 10 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/PHI00007I/2019-20

PHI00042I IMAGINATION Brief details: This module examines the role of the imagination in epistemology, philosophy of mind and aesthetics from historical and

2 Exam 10 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/PHI00042I/2019-20




















https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/PHI00007I/2019-20










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contemporary perspectives.

PHI00107I READING MARX Brief 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.


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


SPRING TERM 2020

MODULE CODE

MODULE NAME YEAR ASSESSMENT


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


PHI00105I PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE Brief 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.


PHI00101I READING SARTRE Brief details: This module will provide

























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a close reading of selected passages from Sartre’s work on existentialism.

catalogue/module/PHI00101I/2019-20

SUMMER TERM 2020

MODULE CODE


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


PHI00071I HEGEL Brief details: An introduction to Hegel’s philosophy through his Phenomenology of Spirit


PHI00102I LIES, BULLSHIT, PERVERSIONS AND PROPAGANDA Brief details: This module looks at papers in philosophy of language and social epistemology which deal with assertion and implicature, testimony, and the dissemination of (dis)information for political purposes.


PHI00108I READINGS IN THE ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Brief details: Artificial intelligence is forcing us to confront new ethical questions. How much control should we cede to AI systems, and what




























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impact will they have on our moral lives?

PHI00106I READING WILLIAM JAMES Brief details: This module will involve close readings of articles and chapters by the philosopher and psychologist, William James.


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














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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 Term

One Philosophy Third Year

Option (20)

One Philosophy Third Year

Option (20)

ONE of a range of English

Special modules (20)

ONE of a range of English Special

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, or

b) ONE additional autumn term English Period or Special module, or

c) TWO 10-credit Philosophy modules chosen from Advanced Modules* (summer term) and/or Second

Year Option modules (autumn or summer)

d) Elective modules**

*Advanced Modules are taken in the Summer Term (Term 9) and must be taken in the same 20-

credit third year Philosophy module(s) taken in Terms 7 and/or 8.

**Electives may be taken in place of 20 credits of English or Philosophy option modules but require approval from the Joint English/Philosophy Board of Studies. Please note that students may not take an elective module and 2nd year option modules.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO ENGLISH AND PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS

Third Year Modules AUTUMN TERM 2019

MODULE

CODE




PHI00041H DISSERTATION (SHORT) Brief details: This module enables students to work independently on a well-defined philosophical problem,

3 Essay 20 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/PHI0












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chosen by themselves with guidance from a supervisor.

0041H/2019-20









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




PHI00112H THEORIES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE Brief 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.













































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SPRING TERM 2020

MODULE CODE






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




PHI00113H PHENOMENOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY Brief details: This module explores the mutually illuminating interaction between phenomenological
































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philosophy and psychiatry, focusing on both historical and contemporary work.

ENG00029H PHILOSOPHY & LITERATURE (English/Philosophy students only, compulsory) Administered by English Department

3 Essay 20 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/ENG00029H/2019-20





PHI00097H WITTGENSTEIN AND PHILOSOPHY Brief details: Wittgenstein’s philosophical writings are among the most striking and influential contributions to philosophy from the 20th 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.


https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/ENG00029H/2019-20
























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SUMMER TERM 2020

MODULE CODE




PHI00033H

CONSCIOUSNESS AM




PHI00036H





PHI00032H

























PHI00115H PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAM













































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20






MODULE CODE




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




PHI00019I READING PLATO Brief details: This module will promote engagement with Plato’s


































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ideas through close textual study of a Platonic dialogue.

catalogue/module/PHI00019I/2019-20

SUMMER TERM 2020

MODULE CODE








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




























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

















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Philosophy and Linguistics

Year 3 (Stage 3)


Any 20 credits of Linguistics modules and/or electives*

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

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 3rd 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.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO PHILOSOPHY AND LINGUISTICS STUDENTS


MODULE

CODE








PHI00091H PHILOSOPHY OF ART FROM HUME TO TOLSTOY

3 Essay 20 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/man





















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Brief details: The aim of this module is to investigate central themes in 18th and 19th century aesthetic theory.

age/programmes/module-catalogue/module/PHI00091H/2019-20











SPRING TERM 2020

MODULE CODE


PHI00018H CONSCIOUSNESS Brief details: The module will focus on philosophical approaches to the understanding of consciousness. The topics to be covered will be: consciousness and the










































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explanatory gap; eliminativism; functionalism and qualia; higher order thought and availability for higher order thought theories of consciousness, representationalism about consciousness.











PHI00075H VALUE AND MEANING OF LIFE, THE Brief details: This module explores some key




































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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?




SUMMER TERM 2020

MODULE CODE




PHI00033H

CONSCIOUSNESS AM




PHI00036H





PHI00032H




































28

































20

































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MODULE CODE


PHI00007

I

GOD AND MORALITY Brief details: This module investigates whether God must, or even can, provide a foundation for morality.


PHI00042

I

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


PHI00107

I

READING MARX Brief 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.


PHI00019

I

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


SPRING TERM 2020

MODULE CODE


PHI00008

I

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
































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PHI00105

I

PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE Brief 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.


PHI00101

I

READING SARTRE Brief details: This module will provide a close reading of selected passages from Sartre’s work on existentialism.


SUMMER TERM 2020

MODULE CODE






PHI00102I LIES, BULLSHIT, PERVERSIONS AND PROPAGANDA Brief details: This module looks at papers in philosophy of language and social epistemology which deal with assertion and implicature,
































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testimony, and the dissemination of (dis)information for political purposes.

PHI00108I READINGS IN THE ETHICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 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?
























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French/German and Philosophy

Year 4 (Stage 3)

(Third year of study at York but fourth year of programme).


French/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 Advanced Module (10)

French/German Philosophy Text (bridge) Module (10, core) – in either Autumn or Spring Term. For 2019/20 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. *The University imposes an upper limit on the number of credits you may take as Electives or LFA modules.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO FRENCH/GERMAN AND PHILOSOPHY

STUDENTS


MODULE CODE


























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SPRING TERM 2020

MODULE CODE


PHI00018H CONSCIOUSNESS Brief details: The module will focus on philosophical approaches to the understanding of consciousness. The topics to be covered will be:












































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consciousness and the explanatory gap; eliminativism; functionalism and qualia; higher order thought and availability for higher order thought theories of consciousness, representationalism about consciousness.







PHI00074H GERMAN AND PHILOSOPHY TEXT MODULE (German/Phil students only for whom it is compulsory)




PHI00111H PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAM Brief details: This module uses the concepts, views, and arguments in analytic philosophy to clarify philosophical problems raised by Islamic theology, to offer






































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solutions to those problems, and to evaluate those solutions using a cost/benefit analysis.





SUMMER TERM 2020

MODULE CODE




PHI00033H

CONSCIOUSNESS AM




PHI00036H





PHI00032H


























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20







































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MODULE CODE

MODULE NAME YEAR ASSESSMEN

T










SPRING TERM 2020

MODULE CODE


PHI00008I PHILOSOPHY OF TIME Brief details: This module will introduce students to some of the

2 Exam 10 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/PHI






























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central philosophical questions concerning the nature of time.

00008I/2019-20



PHI00101I READING SARTRE Brief details: This module will provide a close reading of selected passages from Sartre’s work on existentialism.


SUMMER TERM 2020

MODULE CODE






PHI00102I LIES, BULLSHIT, PERVERSIONS AND PROPAGANDA Brief details: This module looks at

2 Essay 10 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/PHI































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papers in philosophy of language and social epistemology which deal with assertion and implicature, testimony, and the dissemination of (dis)information for political purposes.

00102I/2019-20





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





















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History and Philosophy

Year (Stage) 3

The credits of this degree are weighted in each department as follows:

History

History Special Subject (40 credits, Autumn/Spring Terms)

History Dissertation (40 credits, all year)

Philosophy

Philosophy of History (10 credits, Autumn Term)

Third Year Option (20 credits, Spring Term)

Advanced Module (further study in the Third Year Option) (10 credits, Summer Term)

MODULES AVAILABLE TO HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS

Third Year Modules

AUTUMN TERM 2019

PHI00021H PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY (Hist/Phil students only for whom it is compulsory) Brief details: This module introduces the philosophy of history of R.G. Collingwood, a 20th Century thinker broadly the tradition of British Idealism, and the most important British philosophy of history.


SPRING TERM 2020

MODULE CODE


PHI00018H CONSCIOUSNESS 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














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for higher order thought theories of consciousness, representationalism about consciousness.









































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Mathematics and Philosophy

Year (Stage) 3

The credits of this degree may be weighted in each department as follows:

1. Students not taking the Maths project:

Students take the compulsory 20-credit Maths/Philosophy bridge module - Foundations of

Maths in the Spring Term, a further 20-credit Philosophy module in the Autumn Term, and two

10-credit Advanced Modules in the Summer Term. They take 40 credits of Third year

Mathematics modules. The other 20 credits can be taken in Mathematics, Philosophy (including

Second Year 10-credit modules), or elective or LFA modules (subject to timetabling

constraints).*

2. Students taking the Maths project:

Students take 40 credits of Maths modules plus the 40-credit Maths project. In addition they

take the compulsory 20-credit Maths/Philosophy bridge module, Foundations of Maths in the

Spring Term, and a further 20-credit third year Philosophy module.

*The University imposes an upper limit on the amount of credits you may take as Electives or

LFA modules.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO MATHS AND PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS


MODULE CODE






PHI00105H FROM MARX TO CRITICAL THEORY Brief 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




















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






























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PHI00106I READING WILLIAM JAMES Brief details: This module will involve close readings of articles and
































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chapters by the philosopher and psychologist, William James.









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Philosophy and Sociology

Year (Stage) 3

Students must take two 20-credit Philosophy modules and two 20-credit Sociology modules

across the Autumn and Spring Terms.

In addition, students take:

o either, the 40-credit Sociology dissertation (80 credits Sociology/40 credits Philosophy),

o or, 40 credits of Philosophy modules, 20 credits of which could include Third Year 10-

credit Advanced Modules and/or Second Year* 10-credit option modules (subject to

timetabling constraints) (80 credits Philosophy/40 credits Sociology),

o or, one 20-credit Philosophy Third Year Module and 20 credits of Sociology with the

option of replacing the 20-credit Philosophy module with an elective or LFA module or

Second year Philosophy 10-credit modules (subject to timetabling constraints).*(60

credits Philosophy/60 credits Sociology).

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

MODULES AVAILABLE TO PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIOLOGY STUDENTS


MODULE CODE






PHI00105H FROM MARX TO CRITICAL THEORY Brief details: The module aims to introduce students to key debates, positions, and arguments in what has come to be known as "Western Marxism" and




















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"Critical Theory".













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PHI00018H CONSCIOUSNESS Brief details: The module will focus on philosophical approaches to










































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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.










PHI00111H PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAM Brief details: This module uses the concepts, views, and arguments in analytic

3 Essay 20 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/PHI
































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philosophy to clarify philosophical problems raised by Islamic theology, to offer solutions to those problems, and to evaluate those solutions using a cost/benefit analysis.

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PHI00008I PHILOSOPHY OF TIME Brief details: This module will introduce students to some of the central philosophical
































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questions concerning the nature of time.





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PHI00102I LIES, BULLSHIT, PERVERSIONS AND PROPAGANDA Brief details: This module looks at papers in philosophy
































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of language and social epistemology which deal with assertion and implicature, testimony, and the dissemination of (dis)information for political purposes.

























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Physics with Philosophy

3 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 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).

4 year MPhys

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).

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 PHI00064M Phenomenology and Psychiatry*

o PHI00052M Value and the Meaning of Life*

o PHI00063M Philosophy of Islam*

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.

MODULES AVAILABLE TO PHYSICS WITH PHILOSOPHY THIRD YEAR

STUDENTS


MODULE CODE


PHI00002H CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BIOETHICS Brief details:

3 Essay 20 https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/modu

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This module will explore philosophically the moral implications of advances in sciences related to medicine.

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PHI00112H THEORIES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE Brief details: This module considers fundamental questions of social justice, looking at philosophical accounts of how the social and















































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economic structure of society should be organised

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PHI00111H PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAM Brief details:

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This module uses the concepts, views, and arguments in analytic philosophy to clarify philosophical problems raised by Islamic theology, to offer solutions to those problems, and to evaluate those solutions using a cost/benefit analysis.

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PHI00008I PHILOSOPHY OF TIME Brief details: This module will introduce students to some of the central philosophical questions

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concerning the nature of time.

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SUMMER TERM 2020

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PHI00102I LIES, BULLSHIT, PERVERSIONS AND PROPAGANDA Brief details: This module looks at papers in philosophy of language and

































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social epistemology which deal with assertion and implicature, testimony, and the dissemination of (dis)information for political purposes.

























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