The final grade for the course will be obtained on the basis of the blog post and comments (30%), workshop presentation (30%), paper commentary (20%), and class participation (including questions by email and in-class questions) (20%).
Topics for blog posts and workshop presentations: Each student can choose a topic based on their own coursework or research interests. The material for the blog post and the workshop presentation should not overlap. It is strongly recommended that students consult with the instructors in advance regarding the topics.
Intended Learning Outcomes:
Basic Competences:
CB8: Students should be able to integrate information and form complex judgements on the basis of limited or partial information, including reflections on the ethical and social implications related to their area of research in analytic philosophy.
CB9: Students should be able to communicate effectively their arguments and conclusions to a specialized audience in a clear and rigorous manner.
CB10: Students should be able to acquire learning skills that allow them to pursue their studies in an autonomous manner.
General Competences:
CG1: Students should be able to analyze, assess and construct valid arguments, and to identify formal and informal fallacies.
CG2: Students should be able to design, create and develop original research projects in their chosen areas of study in analytic philosophy.
CG4: Students should be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team, in order to provide arguments for and against different positions in analytic philosophy, and provide examples.
Specific Competences:
CE1: Students should be able to critically engage with the concepts and methods of contemporary analytic philosophy.
CE4. Students should be able to assess the writings of leading contemporary philosophers in the field of analytic philosophy.
CE5. Students should be able to identify and critically engage with the current state of a particular philosophical debate, and form a reasoned view, even if provisional, about it.
CE7. Students should be able to critically use specialized terminology in the field of analytic philosophy.