Course Description

Course Name

History Of Modern Philosophy 1

Session: VGSS3122

Hours & Credits

20 SCQF Credits

Prerequisites & Language Level

Intro to Philosophy

Taught In English

  • There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Overview

This course introduces students to the critical discussion of some key philosophical texts of the Enlightenment era.

 
Of the figures taught in the course, students should be able to explain and assess in writing their views on topics from the following list:
  • Substance;
  • Freedom;
  • Causation;
  • Space, Time and Motion;
  • Appearance and Reality;
  • The self;
  • The nature and limits of knowledge;
  • The nature of reality and the relation of the mind to the external world

*Course content subject to change