To engage in debates about the epistemic significance of cognitive diversity.
To engage in debates about the metaphysical significance of cognitive diversity.
Module learning outcomes
Subject content:
Possible topics could be:
Epistemic intuitions
Putnam's conceptual relativity
Sosa's trilemma
Hirsch's 'division problem'
Davidson's argument from translation and Charity
Academic and graduate skills:
Understanding, analysing, critically assessing and communicating arguments about cognitive relative in discussion and writing.
Planning and executing a project of one's own.
Assessment
Task
Length
% of module mark
Essay/coursework Essay
N/A
100
Special assessment rules
None
Reassessment
Task
Length
% of module mark
Essay/coursework Essay
N/A
100
Module feedback
Feedback on the formative essay plan will be given in Week 10, Spring Term.
Feedback on the summative essay will be given 4 weeks after the essay submission.
Indicative reading
O'Grady, P. 2002: Relativism. Bucks: Acumen.
Baghramian, M. 2004: Relativism. London: Routledge.
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