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Modern Philosophy II: Locke & Berkeley

Key information

  • Module code:

    5AANA003

  • Level:

    5

  • Semester:

      Spring

  • Credit value:

    15

Module description

 

This module will develop students’ familiarity with Modern philosophy through an examination of the thought of Locke and Berkeley. Students will gain a familiarity with the central epistemological and metaphysical claims of each philosopher, through a reading of central primary texts. Students will develop an appreciation of the historical context within which the empiricist tradition developed. The module will examine various key aspects of the Lockean approach and evaluate Berkeley’s criticism of it as well as his idealist response.

For full details:

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/modules/level5/5aana003.aspx

 

Assessment details

Summative assessment: one two-hour exam (100%) in May/June

Formative assessment: one 2,000-word essay

Teaching pattern

One one-hour weekly lecture and one one-hour weekly seminar over ten weeks.

Department

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