This module is not currently running in 2024 to 2025.
The module will enable students to acquire knowledge and understanding of Wittgenstein's approach to philosophy, and to acquire familiarity with major themes especially in the areas of epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language. The module will give students practice in deploying their critical philosophical skills.
Total Contact Hours: 40
Total Private Study Hours: 260
Total Study Hours: 300
Main assessment methods
Essay (3,000 words) – 70%
Weekly Reading Summary (300 words) – 10%
Seminar Participation – 20%
Reassessment methods
100% Coursework (3,000 words)
The University is committed to ensuring that core reading materials are in accessible electronic format in line with the Kent Inclusive Practices. The most up to date reading list for each module can be found on the university's reading list pages: https://kent.rl.talis.com/index.html
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 Articulate and critically discuss the main ideas in the text;
2 Articulate and critically discuss the main arguments for those ideas;
3 Show thorough understanding of the main intellectual environment in which the text was written;
4 Show in-depth appreciation of the questions that were raised in the text and why they were important, and, connect these points to the above;
5 Show thorough understanding of the main criticisms of the text and analyse them.
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 Have developed their skills in critical analysis and argument to a high degree, through both their reading and through listening to others;
2 Have developed their ability to make complex ideas clearly understandable in their philosophical writing, and dialogue, displaying a high level of analytic accuracy;
3 Have developed, to a high degree, their ability to work autonomously and to take responsibility for their learning.
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