Topics in Continental Philosophy

Module Code: PI3013

Module Name: Topics in Continental Philosophy

• ECTS Weighting: 10
• Semester/Term Taught: Hilary Term
• Contact Hours: 22 hours of lecture
• Module Personnel: Lecturer – Professor Lilian Alweiss

Module Content

This course focuses on the nature of perception by drawing on the writings of Husserl. The aim is to show that the traditional (Cartesian) model of perception is out of tune with the way we actually perceive the world. The course will explore the extent to which phenomenology provides a different account of the nature of perceptual consciousness which has a bearing on how we understand our relation to the world and our knowledge of the world aound us.

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module, students will be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the core aspects of Husserl's phenomenology;
• think critically about the role of perception in cognition;
• demonstrate the nature of key interpretive controversies relating to Husserl's phenomenology, such as the problems of consciousness, embodiment, psychologism and scepticism;
• demonstrate an understanding of Husserl's thought in relation to contemporary philosophical problems.