PH445
Dissertation Seminar - Philosophy of Science
This information is for the 2022/23 session.
Teacher responsible
Professor Miklos Redei
Availability
This course is compulsory on the MSc in Philosophy of Science. This course is not available as an outside option.
Course content
The course is intended to develop the ability to construct sharp analytic philosophical arguments and to write structured philosophical essays. It will help students to choose the topic of their dissertation, help with how to go about researching the topic and how to write the dissertation (by presentation and criticism of preliminary drafts). The course starts with reviewing the structure and content of an MSc dissertation in Philosophy, and the grading scheme used for marking dissertations. Students will read two former MSc dissertations with topics close to the interest of the student, and each student will report in the seminar on the merits and weaknesses of the selected works, trying to understand why the chosen dissertations received the marks they did. In the final part of the seminar in ST students will give presentations on the progress of their research.
Teaching
10 hours of seminars in the MT. 20 hours of seminars in the ST.
Formative coursework
A number of assignments whose completion will aid the research into and writing of the dissertation will be set.
Assessment
The course is not assessed.
Key facts
Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Total students 2021/22: 17
Average class size 2021/22: 14
Controlled access 2021/22: No
Value: Non-credit bearing
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