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180125 SE Language and Thought (2020W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 16.09.2020 09:00 to We 23.09.2020 10:00
- Registration is open from Fr 25.09.2020 09:00 to Fr 02.10.2020 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2020 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 13.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Tuesday 20.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Tuesday 27.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Tuesday 03.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Tuesday 10.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Tuesday 17.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Tuesday 24.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Tuesday 01.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Tuesday 15.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Tuesday 12.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Tuesday 19.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Tuesday 26.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course will revolve around the following question: "What does it mean for two theories to be equivalent?". This question will be explored with reference to a number of ontological disputes (about material objects, persistence through time, the nature of time, etc.). Our discussion will focus on, among other things, inter-translatability, logical entailment, empirical equivalence, and theoretical virtues. The seminar's readings will consist of recent research articles by contemporary analytic philosophers.
Assessment and permitted materials
To receive a grade for this course, students are expected to:
(1) Write a short essay (of max 1,250 words) that briefly critically discusses one of the papers read in class. (40% of the final mark.)
(2) Participate to discussions during sessions (asking questions, sharing comments). (10% of the final mark.)
(3) Write a long essay of max 2,500 words, on a chosen topic or author among the ones read in class, to be handed in by the end of February, 2021. (50% of the final mark.)
[By registering to this course, you agree to have your written assignments checked by the anti-plagiarism software Turnitin. (Mit der Anmeldung zu dieser Lehrveranstaltung stimmen Sie zu, dass die automatisierte Plagiatsprüfungs-Software Turnitin alle von Ihnen im moodle eingereichten schriftlichen Teilleistungen prüft.)]
(1) Write a short essay (of max 1,250 words) that briefly critically discusses one of the papers read in class. (40% of the final mark.)
(2) Participate to discussions during sessions (asking questions, sharing comments). (10% of the final mark.)
(3) Write a long essay of max 2,500 words, on a chosen topic or author among the ones read in class, to be handed in by the end of February, 2021. (50% of the final mark.)
[By registering to this course, you agree to have your written assignments checked by the anti-plagiarism software Turnitin. (Mit der Anmeldung zu dieser Lehrveranstaltung stimmen Sie zu, dass die automatisierte Plagiatsprüfungs-Software Turnitin alle von Ihnen im moodle eingereichten schriftlichen Teilleistungen prüft.)]
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
- The minimum requirement is some familiarity with the methods and writing style of analytic philosophy.
- The following skills and competences will be evaluated: (1) the student’s capacity to summarize a philosophical text by capturing its main thesis and the gist of its main argument(s) with sufficient precision and conciseness. (2) the student’s capacity to formulate critical questions that can spur discussion. (3) the student’s capacity to present their own philosophical ideas and arguments in written and extended form, with clarity and precision. (4) the student's capacity to select the appropriate bibliographical references.
- The following skills and competences will be evaluated: (1) the student’s capacity to summarize a philosophical text by capturing its main thesis and the gist of its main argument(s) with sufficient precision and conciseness. (2) the student’s capacity to formulate critical questions that can spur discussion. (3) the student’s capacity to present their own philosophical ideas and arguments in written and extended form, with clarity and precision. (4) the student's capacity to select the appropriate bibliographical references.
Examination topics
- A list of essay topics will be provided in due course.
- The topics of the short essay and long essay should not overlap.
- The topics of the short essay and long essay should not overlap.
Reading list
Mandatory and optional readings will be announced in due course; all mandatory readings will be uploaded on Moodle.
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