Hidden Voices in Early Modern Philosophy
Module PHL2127 for 2023/4

Undergraduate Module Descriptor

PHL2127: Hidden Voices in Early Modern Philosophy

This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some of the following topics:

1) Gender and the Philosophical Canon.

2) Margaret Cavendish and The Blazing World.

3) Anne Conway and Principles of Ancient and Modern Philosophy

4) Emilie Du Chatelet and Physical Institutions

5) Mary Astell and A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

6) Catharine Trotter Cockburn and A Defense of Mr. Locke’s Essay of Human Understanding

7) Lady Mary Shepherd and Essays on the Perception of an External Universe

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
22	128

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	22	Weekly 2-hour lectures/seminars or 1 hour lecture + 1 hour seminar
Guided Independent Study	45	Preparation for lectures and tutorial participation including reading, and preparing reading reports and answers to tutorial questions.
Guided Independent Study	83	Independent research for the first and final essays.

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).