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Students who successfully complete this module should be able to:
• REFLECT critically upon debates by philosophers in Ireland in the 18th century and the philosophical problems that continue to influence present-day philosophical debates;
• IDENTITFY key philosophical concepts and show awareness of potential problems that led to the revision and refinement of these concepts in the historical debates;
• INTERPRET philosophical texts that were written in the 18th century within the context of their production;
• WRITE well-structured and well-argued essays that explain and critically assess philosophical views covered in this module;
• ARTICULATE their own responses to philosophical views, support them by reasons and defend them in light of criticism;
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Tutorial | 7 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 94 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Research Paper 2,500 -3,000 words | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Fieldwork: Walking Tour of mid to late 18th C Dublin or writing a critical interpretation of selected passage 400 words |
Week 9 | n/a | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 5 |
Fieldwork: Walking Tour of late 17th/early 18th C Dublin or writing 400 word critical interpretation of a selected passage |
Week 3 | n/a | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 5 |
Assignment: Critical interpretation of selected passages 800 words | Week 10 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Students are introduced to a detailed marking rubric and feedback is given on a form that relates directly to the marking rubric and also allows for more general comments.
Name | Role |
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Peter Larsen | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 14:00 - 15:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30 | Wed 11:00 - 11:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30 | Wed 12:00 - 12:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 3 | Week(s) - 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 | Wed 14:00 - 14:50 |