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PHIL3605: Early Modern Philosophy of Perception
2023 unit information
This unit examines theories of perception from Descartes to Reid. It comprises four main themes. First, early modern accounts of sense perception are discussed in tandem with developments in the science of optics and the understanding of visual perception. Second, perception as a faculty of the understanding, that is, mental perception, is studied in the writings of Locke and Condillac. Third, sense perception and mental perception are treated together in a detailed assessment of the Molyneux Problem from Leibniz and Berkeley to Reid. And fourthly, the unit examines the notions of a moral sense and an aesthetic sense in the writings of Hutcheson.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Philosophy |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 level in Philosophy |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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PHIL2605 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. gain detailed knowledge of leading early modern theories of perception
- LO2. understand the scope and range of early modern theories of perception
- LO3. demonstrate skills in argument analysis and conceptual analysis
- LO4. understand interdisciplinary research methods through drawing connections between philosophy, lierature, science and history
- LO5. understand historical perspectives on the origins of contemporary notions of disability and enhancement.
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