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RUS125 History of East-‐Central Europe I 10 Credits AUTUMN Restrictions: Cannot be taken with RUS121, RUS123. Co-‐Requisites: RUS126 must also be taken Aims/Description: This module examines the history and culture of Central Europe up to the early modern period, especially with relation to the Czech lands and Poland, through a series of lectures, student-‐directed seminars and presentations. Staff Contact: Mr Ludek Knittl, Russian and Slavonic Studies Teaching Methods: Lectures, Seminars Time commitment: 1-‐2 hours/week (choice of sections) RUS126 History of East-‐Central Europe II 10 Credits SPRING Prerequisite qualification: RUS125 Restriction: Cannot be taken with RUS122, RUS124 Aims/Description: This module examines the history and culture of Central Europe, especially with relation to the Czech lands and Poland in the modern period, through a series of lectures, student-‐ directed seminars and presentations. Staff Contact: Mr Ludek Knittl, Russian and Slavonic Studies Teaching Methods: Lectures, Seminars Philosophy Philosophy addresses many of the fundamental questions that confront us as human beings. It is also concerned with how we think, reason and present arguments. The study of philosophy develops the ability to think critically and present a sound argument, and it is therefore of relevance to those studying any other subject in the Arts and Humanities. There are nine modules on offer, none of which have any prerequisite qualifications. PHI107 Philosophy of Religion 10 Credits AUTUMN Prerequisite qualification: None Description: There are two large questions typically considered by philosophers of religion. First, is there any good reason to believe that God exists? Second, are there reasons to think that the concept of God makes no sense? In this course we consider both questions. For the first question we look at two standard arguments for the existence of God: the Argument from Design and the First Cause Argument. As regards the second question, we consider the Problem of Evil: whether the existence of God, as generally conceived, is consistent with the existence of evil. 24
Staff Contact: Dr Andrew Howat Lectures: Friday 11.10-‐12.00 Tutorials: By arrangement PHI115 Reason and Argument 10 Credits AUTUMN Prerequisite qualification: None Description: This module aims to develop the student's ability to analyse, criticise and construct arguments -‐ chains of reasoning in which reasons are offered for conclusions. These are skills which are essential to philosphy, and to all other academic subjects and everyday life. The student will learn how to identify arguments and how to spot various good and bad ways of reasoning. These abilities will be instilled using the examination of a wide range of particular examples, and students will be given the chance to consider and discuss such instances of argumentation both in the lectures themselves and in supplementary tutorials. Staff Contact: Professor Jennifer Saul Lectures: Tuesday 3.10-‐4.00 Tutorials: By arrangement PHI124 Space and Time 10 Credits AUTUMN Prerequisite qualification: None Description: This module will cover some introductory philosophical problems concerning space and time. We will start by looking at the ancient paradoxes about motion due to Zeno of Elea. We will then consider questions about the structure of space and time (are they continuous or atomistic? must time have a beginning?); the relations between space, time and change (does time require change?); and our access to different regions of time (can we have knowledge of the future? could we travel into the past?). Staff contact: Dr Stephen Makin Lectures: Tuesday 10-‐10.50 Tutorials: By arrangement PHI125 Matters of Life and Death 20 Credits AUTUMN Prerequisite qualification: None Description: What is so bad about death? Is life always as good? Is it always wrong for someone to take their own life? Would it be wrong to help someone to die painlessly who was already dying of a painful illness? Is abortion ever, or always, morally permissible? Do animals have rights which we 25
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