Academic Handbook Course Descriptors and Programme Specifications
LPHIL6238 Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy Course Descriptor
Course code | LPHIL6238 | Discipline | Philosophy |
UK credit | 15 | US credit | 4 |
FHEQ level | 6 | Date approved | November 2022 |
Core attributes | None | ||
Pre-requisites | LPHIL4227 Early Modern Philosophy OR LPOLI5219 Key Texts in the History of Political Thought | ||
Co-requisites | None |
Course Overview
In 1781, Immanuel Kant announced what he called a ‘Copernican turn’ in philosophy, by which he instigated a new kind of philosophy, ‘critical philosophy’. In this course we study the critical philosophy of Kant and its legacy. Themes include, but are not restricted to, reason, self-consciousness, freedom, and philosophical systematicity. Various aspects of Kant’s legacy will be considered in their historical relation to Kant’s own work.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding
K1c | Provide a detailed and synoptic perspective on key questions and debates associated with Kant and post-Kantian philosophers and their works. |
Subject Specific Skills
S1c | Analyse and synthesise the arguments and positions of Kant and post-Kantian philosophers. |
S2c | Critically analyse and evaluate the arguments and positions of Kant and post-Kantian philosophers in their historical context. |
Transferable and Employability Skills
T1c | Communicate complex ideas persuasively using a range of sophisticated techniques |
T3c | Display an advanced level of technical proficiency in written English and competence in applying scholarly terminology, so as to be able to apply skills in critical evaluation, analysis and judgement effectively in a diverse range of contexts. |
Teaching and Learning
This course has a dedicated Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) page with a syllabus and range of additional resources (e.g. readings, question prompts, tasks, assignment briefs, discussion boards) to orientate and engage students in their studies.
The scheduled teaching and learning activities for this course are:
Lectures/seminars/labs/studios/workshops
40 scheduled hours – typically including induction, consolidation or revision, and assessment activity hours.
- Version 1:all sessions in the same sized group
OR
- Version 2: most of the sessions in larger groups; some of the sessions in smaller groups
Faculty hold regular ‘office hours’, which are opportunities for students to drop in or sign up to explore ideas, raise questions, or seek targeted guidance or feedback, individually or in small groups.
Students are to attend and participate in all the scheduled teaching and learning activities for this course and to manage their directed learning and independent study.
Indicative total learning hours for this course: 150
Assessment
Both formative and summative assessment are used as part of this course, with purely formative opportunities typically embedded within interactive teaching sessions, office hours, and/or the VLE.
Summative Assessments
AE: | Assessment Activity | Weighting (%) | Duration | Length |
1 | Examination | 50% | 105 mins | N/A |
2 | Written assignment | 50% | N/A | 2,500 words |
Further information about the assessments can be found in the Course Syllabus.
Feedback
Students will receive formative and summative feedback in a variety of ways, written (e.g. marked up on assignments, through email or the VLE) or oral (e.g. as part of interactive teaching sessions or in office hours).
Indicative Reading
Note: Comprehensive and current reading lists are produced annually in the Course Syllabus or other documentation provided to students; the indicative reading list provided below is for a general guide and part of the approval/modification process only.
- Buroker, J. V. (2006), Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason: An Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Gardner, S. (1999), Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Kant and the Critique of Pure Reason, London: Routledge.
Indicative Topics
Note: Comprehensive and current topics for courses are produced annually in the Course Syllabus or other documentation provided to students; the indicative topics provided below is used as a general guide and part of the approval/modification process only.
- the idea of a ‘critical philosophy’
- transcendental idealism
- dialectic
Title: LPHIL6238 Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy
Approved by: Dr Alison Statham Location: academic-handbook/programme-specifications-and-handbooks/undergraduate-programmes |
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Version number | Date approved | Date published | Owner | Proposed next review date | Modification (As per AQF4) & category number |
1.0 | November 2022 | January 2023 | Dr Brian Ball | November 2027 |