Module Details |
| The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
| Title | KNOWLEDGE AND EPISTEMIC JUSTICE | ||
| Code | PHIL212 | ||
| Coordinator |
Dr RJ Mckenna Philosophy R.J.Mckenna@liverpool.ac.uk |
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| Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
| Session 2018-19 | Level 5 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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To introduce students to contemporary epistemology and to prepare them for more advanced study in this area. To enable students to address traditional issues in epistemology, such as the nature and sources of knowledge. To enable students to engage with cutting-edge research in contemporary epistemology, including on topics (e.g., bias, epistemic justice) that are of wide social significance. |
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Learning Outcomes |
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| Students will be able to discuss some of the main traditional philosophical questions concerning knowledge and its sources. | |
| Students will be able to discuss some topics in contemporary epistemology that are of wide social significance. | |
| Students will be able to discuss some philosophical issues relating to scientific and social-scientific knowledge. | |
| Students will be able to explain, and competently to employ, key terminology and concepts from traditional and contemporary epistemology. | |
Syllabus |
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Indicative Lecture Schedule 1. Scepticism 2. Scepticism [contd] 3. The Problem of Induction 4. Perception 5. Introspection 6. Memory 7. Reason 8. Testimony 9. The Structure of Knowledge 10. The Gettier Problem 11. Responses to the Gettier Problem 12. Internalism and Externalism about Knowledge 13. Internalism and Externalism about Knowledge [contd] 14. Virtue Epistemology 15. Virtue Epistemology [contd] 16. Epistemic Contextualism 17. Bias 18. Epistemic Justice and Injustice 19. Social Epistemology 20. Social Epistemology [contd] |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Lecture - 20 x 1 hour lectures. Lectures will take place in Weeks 1-5 and 8-12. |
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Seminar - 5 x 1 hour seminars. Seminars will take place in Weeks 2, 4, 8, 10 & 12. |
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Teaching Schedule |
| Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
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20 20 x 1 hour lectures. Lectures will take place in Weeks 1-5 and 8-12. |
5 5 x 1 hour seminars. Seminars will take place in Weeks 2, 4, 8, 10 & 12. |
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| Private Study | 125 | ||||||
| TOTAL HOURS | 150 | ||||||
Assessment |
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| EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
| Unseen Written Exam | 120 | Post-semester examination peri | 60 | Yes | Examination Notes (applying to all assessments) Seminar discussion (10%). The seminar discussion at each seminar will constitute a piece of assessed group work. Students will know of the seminar topics in advance, along with the marking descriptors for the seminars. They will also be given tasks to do, in advance and in groups, to enable them to contribute fruitfully towards the seminar discussion. At seminars, the tutor will mainly play a facilitating role and observe, rather than be an active participant in, the discussion. The discussion at each seminar will be graded on a scale from 0 to 10. Each student present will be given the grade. Absent students will receive a grade of 0. At the end of the semester, each student's grade for seminar discussion will be the average of the grades they were awarded during the semester, multiplied by 10. It is not possible for seminar discussion to be graded anonymously. | |
| CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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| Practical Assessment | 10-15 minutes | Weeks 2 - 12. | 10 | No reassessment opportunity | Late submission is not possible. | Seminar discussion There is no reassessment opportunity, This is assessed group work in the form of assessed seminar discussion. There is therefore no re-sit opportunity. |
| Coursework | 2,000 words | Mid-semester. | 30 | Yes | Standard UoL penalty applies | Essay |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. Explanation of Reading List: |
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