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PY5326 Twentieth-Century Philosophers

2026 to 2027 Semester 2

Curricular information may be subject to change

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

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SCQF level

SCQF level 11

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Planned timetable

To be confirmed.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr G W B Pedriali

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module provides an introduction to some of the main ideas and arguments presented in the work of major twentieth-century philosophers. In any given year it will focus on one or two figures identifying the context of their work, the sources and figures that influenced them, and the positions and problems they adopted and addressed.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment