Courses / Module

• Appraise philosophically basic tenets of medieval philosophy beginning with Augustine and touching on most of the major thinkers up to the fourteenth century.
• Discriminate between various philosophical movements and methods employed in the historical development of medieval philosophy, such as: Neoplatonism, Aristotelianism, nominalism and realism.
• Recognise different phases and schools of medieval philosophy through an examination of some of the main protagonists and turning points, in particular the implications of the condemnations of 1277 for later medieval thought.
• Compare pre- and post 1277 attitudes towards philosophy, and examine emerging trends in later medieval scholasticism that lead to the birth of modern thought.
• Assess the accuracy or otherwise of a medieval thinker’s use of ancient philosophy and their direct evaluation of another medieval philosopher’s central positions as explaining the development of different positions throughout the era.
• Describe the historical development of medieval philosophy and judge the value of key concepts elaborated throughout the era.
• Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the different philosophical methods used and positions adopted in medieval philosophy.
• Demonstrate, through advanced critical written communication skills and argument style in philosophy, what were the significant influences on the development of medieval philosophy.

• 24 Seminars (12 weeks x 2-hour Seminars)

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): 100% Continuous Assessment

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• 10% attendance at seminars 20% seminar presentation: 15 minutes oral and written presentation (c. 1,500 words) (10% allocated for content of presentation; 10% allocated for delivery and grasp of subject-matter as evidenced in the seminar discussion) 70% essay-assignment (c. 4,000 words) required to pass
• Penalties: See Philosophy Postgraduate Student Handbook.

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes
• Essay assignment (C. 4,000 words)
• Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment registration permitted? No
• Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment capped? No

• Successful completion of appropriate undergraduate programme.

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