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Postgraduate Module Descriptor
PHLM010: Introduction to Philosophical Methods
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Aims
The module aims to introduce you to a range of different philosophical methods. It also aims to encourage you to engage critically with those methods and learn how to apply these methods in your own research.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Understand a range of different methods for approaching philosophical problems 2. Analyse and evaluate those methods in a rigorous, informed and critical way 3. Learn to employ a range of different methods in your own philosophical work |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Appreciate the diversity of different methods used in philosophical research 5. Critically and rigorously evaluate a range of different philosophical styles and approaches 6. Reflect critically upon the relationship between philosophy and other disciplines |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. Engage in complex arguments verbally and in small groups 8. Critically engage with written texts in a clear and rigorous way 9. Present complex ideas to peers and respond to questions in a clear and respectful manner |