MSc / Dip Philosophy
(Taught)
University of Edinburgh
Programme Handbook
Session 2010-2011
MSc/Dip Philosophy 2010/2011
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Introduction
This document is the individual programme handbook for the Taught MSc in
Philosophy. Please read it carefully. It should be read in conjunction with the
following documents:
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School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS) Taught
MSc Handbook
Code of Practice for Taught Postgraduate Programmes
Postgraduate Assessment Regulations
The Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) also provides some useful
guides, such as an International Students’ Guide. See their webpage for more
details:
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Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA)
www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/
Finally, you will also find lots of useful information on the Department of Philosophy’s
own postgraduate webpages, and on the corresponding webpages maintained by the
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS):
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Department of Philosophy Postgraduate Webpage
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS)
Postgraduate Webpage
http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/index.php
Disclaimer
Please note that this document is intended to provide students with information in a
convenient form. If there is any inconsistency between it and the University
Regulations, the latter takes priority.
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The Structure of the MSc
The Taught MSc programme in Philosophy is made up of 180 credits of assessment.
The dissertation is worth 60 credits, and you will also take 60 credits of courses in
each of the two semesters. Since all Philosophy MSc courses are worth 20 credits,
this means that you will typically take three courses in each of the two semesters of
your degree.
The curriculum provides a taught survey of key philosophical topics as well as an
introduction to individual research. The coursework aims to give the student a
thorough grounding in the techniques of analytical philosophy. Students attending
courses are expected to carefully read the assigned articles or texts before the
seminar, and be prepared to join in discussion. Each student has a supervisor who
oversees the student’s progress; this role is initially played by the Programme
Director, then by the Dissertation Supervisor. In addition to seminars organised
specifically for this curriculum, students may be encouraged to attend certain
undergraduate lectures.
Supervisors’ and student’s rights and responsibilities during the dissertation stage
are described in the relevant sections of the Code of Practice for Taught
Postgraduate Programmes and the PPLS Taught MSc Handbook.
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(a) Core MSc Courses
The following two courses are core to this MSc programme.
Semester 1
 Introduction to Philosophical Method [PHIL11008]
Semester 2
 Advanced Philosophical Method [PHIL11009]
The Introduction to Philosophical Method is compulsory for students who do not have
a strong background in philosophy, e.g. whose first degree is not in philosophy.
Students with a strong background in Philosophy need not take it with the approval of
their Programme Director. All students, however, must take the Advanced
Philosophical Method course.
(b) Other MSc Courses
If you take both Introduction to Philosophical Method and Advanced Philosophical
Method, and you are not pursuing any of the available specialisations within the MSc
in Philosophy, then you must also take either any four of the following courses or a
combination of some of these courses with some PG version of UG courses and/or
one PG course outside Philosophy. Please see section 2 (c) below.
Semester 1
 Ancient Philosophy (Survey) [PHIL11016]
 Introduction to Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition [PHIL11037]
 Value Theory 1 [PHIL11006]
 Early Modern Philosophy 2: Theories of Mind and Body in early modern
philosophy [PHIL11049]
 Epistemology I [PHIL11094]
Semester 2:
 Ancient Philosophy (Texts 1) [PHIL11017]
 Advanced Topics in Mind, Language & Embodied Cognition [PHIL11038]
 Value Theory 2 [PHIL11007]
 Early Modern Philosophy 1: British Enlightenment Philosophy [PHIL11060]
 Epistemology 2 [PHIL11093]
The MSc/Dip Philosophy Degree Programme Table for 2010/2011 and full course
outlines for all these courses, including the two core courses, can be found here:
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https://www.star.euclid.ed.ac.uk/ipp/ptmscphily1f.htm
If you just take Advanced Philosophical Method, and you are not pursuing any of the
available specialisations within the MSc in Philosophy, then you must also take either
any five of the aforementioned courses or a combination of some of these courses
with some PG version of UG courses and/or one PG course outside philosophy.
Please see section 2 (c) below.
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MSc Specialisations
As part of the MSc in Philosophy programme, you can specialise in one of five areas.
Specialisation in Ancient Philosophy
The MSc in Philosophy with Specialisation in Ancient Philosophy aims to introduce
students to some key themes in ancient philosophy as discussed by the major
thinkers and schools of ancient philosophy. Typical themes are likely to include the
theories of reality, cognition, virtue, and cosmology, whilst the philosophers to be
covered are likely to include the Presocratics, Plato and Aristotle, as well as
Hellenistic and post-Hellenistic philosophical schools (Stoics, Sceptics, Epicureans,
Neoplatonists) and individual thinkers.
Whether you take Introduction to Philosophical Method and Advanced Philosophical
Method, or just the latter, for this specialisation it is required that you take, among
your option courses, the following two courses:
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Ancient Philosophy (Survey) [PHIL11016]
Ancient Philosophy (Texts 1) [PHIL11017]
Specialisation in Early Modern Philosophy
The MSc in Philosophy with Specialisation in Early Modern Philosophy aims to
introduce students to the central ideas and debates in British and European
philosophy in the long seventeenth century (Descartes to Hume). The often
interwoven themes typically explored in this specialisation range over topics in
metaphysics and epistemology, such as the nature of substance, mind-body
relations, the nature of ideas, scepticism, intellectual intuition, to topics in ethics,
political philosophy, science and theology, such as the nature and possibility of
individual and political freedom, moral laws of nature, the status of scientific law, and
religious enthusiasm.
Whether you take Introduction to Philosophical Method and Advanced Philosophical
Method, or just the latter, for this specialisation it is required that you take, among
your option courses, the following two courses:
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Early Modern Philosophy 1: British Enlightenment Philosophy [PHIL11060]
Early Modern Philosophy 2: Theories of Mind and Body in Early Modern
Philosophy) [PHIL11049]
Specialisation in Ethics
The MSc in Philosophy with Specialisation in Ethics addresses central questions
both in metaethics, normative ethics, and moral psychology. In metaethics, questions
about the nature of moral judgment, as well as questions about the metaphysical and
epistemological commitments associated with moral thought, are all addressed. In
normative ethics, traditional debates between consequentialists, contractualists and
deontologists take centre stage. Finally, the department has a special strength in
moral psychology, an area which in many ways stands at the intersection between
metaethics and normative ethics. Here, the main questions addressed concern the
relationship between reasons, beliefs, desires, and agency. The philosophical
relevance of empirical work in cognitive psychology and experimental economics
also plays a prominent role.
Whether you take Introduction to Philosophical Method and Advanced Philosophical
Method, or just the latter, for this specialisation it is required that you take, among
your option courses, the following two courses:
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Value Theory 1 [PHIL11006]
Value Theory 2 [PHIL11007]
Specialisation in Mind, Language & Embodied Cognition
What kind of thing is the mind, and how do brain, body, world and action conspire to
support thought, experience and adaptive success? This MSc specialisation tackles
this large and elusive question from a variety of angles including (but not limited to) the
emerging perspective of ‘embodied and situated cognition’. Typical topics and themes
include: activity, intervention, and representation; sensorimotor models of perception;
the extended mind; language and thought; naturalized theories of content; perception
and perceptual experience; agency and self-awareness; rationality and emotion;
narratives and social institutions.
Whether you take Introduction to Philosophical Method and Advanced Philosophical
Method, or just the latter, for this specialisation it is required that you take, among
your option courses, the following two courses:
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Introduction to Mind, Language, and Embodied Cognition [PHIL11037]
Advanced Topics in Mind, Language, and Embodied Cognition [PHIL11038]
Specialisation in Epistemology
What is knowledge? If we have any knowledge at all, which kinds of knowledge are
there, how do we come to possess knowledge, and what structure and value does
knowledge have? By examining various themes and theories in contemporary
epistemology, this MSc specialisation aims to assess various answers to these muchdebated questions. Examples include scepticism, contextualism, the closure principle,
internalism/externalism, foundationalism/coherentism, the a priori/a posteriori and
virtue epistemology. You will take Epistemology I in the first semester. This seminarbased course provides an advanced introduction to a range of topics in contemporary
epistemology. In the second semester you will take Epistemology II. This course is
closely linked with the research seminar run by the Epistemology research cluster.
Thus students will be required to present a paper in this seminar series.
Whether you take Introduction to Philosophical Method and Advanced Philosophical
Method, or just the latter, for this specialisation it is required that you take, among
your option courses, the following two courses:
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Epistemology I [PHIL11094]
Epistemology 2 [PHIL11093]
(c) Courses Outside Philosophy and PG versions of UG courses
You can take up to 40 credits of courses outside Philosophy as part of your optional
courses provided that i) the courses are taught at the appropriate level, ii) they are
philosophically relevant, either in general, or specifically for each of the offered
specialisations, iii) there is space available, and iv) you obtain permission from both
the MSc Director and the relevant course organiser. Details of these courses can be
found here:
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Postgraduate Courses (Philosophy and Non-Philosophy)
www.timetab.ed.ac.uk/TimetabPG.html
You could also take, as part of your optional courses, up to 40 credits of the
postgraduate version (level 11) of the undergraduate courses (level 10) taught by the
Philosophy Department. Details of these courses are available here:
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List of courses within Philosophy
https://www.star.euclid.ed.ac.uk/ipp/cx_sb_phil.htm
Please note that special assessment method and assessment criteria would be set
up for these courses.
(d) Auditing Courses
Students can also choose to audit one or more courses (i.e. they attend the course
but do not take any assessment for credit). The audit course study mode is called
‘Class Only’ and your records will reflect this type of enrolment. However, remember
that you would need to get permission from your Programme Director and the
Course Organiser of the course, who may, in some cases, request that you
contribute to the course in some way—e.g., by giving a presentation—even if you are
just auditing the course. Also some courses may be too full to allow for this type of
enrolment.
3.
Residence and Leave of Absence
Students are expected to remain in residence throughout the two semesters. If you
need to be absent you must get prior permission of the Programme Director.
Students should also remain in or near the Edinburgh area during the summer
months when writing their dissertation. If you need to carry out work elsewhere this
must be cleared with your Programme Director and dissertation supervisor and there
must be a mutually agreed schedule for supervision. You must also ensure that you
remain in regular contact throughout your absence.
Please refer to the relevant section of the PPLS Taught MSc Handbook for further
guidance.
4.
Other Academic Activities
Our postgraduates are an important part of the philosophical community, and you are
strongly encouraged to participate in the various seminars, colloquia, workshops and
conferences hosted by the Department of Philosophy. A full list of these activities can
be found here:
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Research Activities Hosted by the Department of Philosophy
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/events/
Of these research activities, there are several regular research seminars that are
worth highlighting:
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Postgraduate Work-in-Progress Seminar
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/events/seminars/work-in-progress.html
In this weekly seminar series, work is presented by postgraduates, faculty
and, occasionally, visitors. All postgraduate students are strongly encouraged
to attend.
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Postgraduate Professional Development and Research Training Seminars
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/events/seminars/ProfessionalDevelopmentSe
minars.html
These seminars occur at regular intervals throughout the year and are meant
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to provide additional training for postgraduates.
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Visiting Speaker Seminar
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/events/seminars/friday-seminars.html
Visiting faculty present papers. These meetings provide an opportunity to
meet visiting philosophers and keep abreast of current research. All
postgraduates are strongly encouraged to attend, and people often go out for
drinks and dinner afterwards.
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University of Edinburgh Student Philosophy Society
http://philsoc.tardis.ed.ac.uk/
The University of Edinburgh’s student Philosophy Society is extremely active
and hosts a regular raft of visiting speakers and other events, such as study
days.
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Philosophy, Psychology and Informatics Reading Group
http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/ppig/index.htm
Reading group which brings together researchers from PPLS and Informatics
to discuss philosophically relevant empirical research.
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Faculty / PG Afternoon Tea
Once a week, Philosophy staff and postgraduates meet for an informal
chat over tea and biscuits. Meetings are held 3 - 4pm, in the 7th floor
common room of the Dugald Stewart Building.
Do also keep your eyes open for events hosted by other Departments that may be of
relevance to your research.
5.
Administration of the Programme
The Philosophy’s Postgraduate Programme is part of the PPLS Graduate School.
The Programme Director for the MSc/Dip in Philosophy is Dr. Alasdair Richmond
(A.Richmond@ed.ac.uk). Any queries about the degree programme as a whole
should be directed to him. As noted above, however, at an appropriate point in the
degree programme you will be assigned a dissertation supervisor. This person will
then be your principal contact regarding academic matters related to the specifics of
your degree (e.g., the direction you should take in your research).
Programme Director Office Hours for 2010/11: Tuesday’s 1pm to 2pm and by email
appointment.
Please note that all administration for this degree programme is handled by the
PPLS Postgraduate Office. If you have an inquiry of a purely administrative nature,
then please contact Lynsey Buchanan (lynsey.buchanan@ed.ac.uk) who is the
PPLS administrator who deals with this degree programme.
Dr. Jesper Kallestrup (jesper.kallestrup@ed.ac.uk) is the Philosophy Postgraduate
Director, with responsibility for the Philosophy Postgraduate Programmes as a
whole. The Postgraduate Director of Studies for PPLS, who has responsibility for the
PPLS Postgraduate Programmes as a whole, is Prof Simon Kirby in Semester 1
(simon@ling.ed.ac.uk) and Professor Duncan Pritchard in Semester 2
(duncan.pritchard@ed.ac.uk).
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Assessment
(a) Coursework Essays Semesters 1 and 2
Each individual MSc course within Philosophy is normally assessed by means of an
approximate 2500 word essay. The course teachers will provide a list of essay
questions (or you may negotiate a title of your preference, with the discretion of the
course teacher). Please note that essays that are more than 10% over the maximum
recommended essay length (not including footnotes and references) may be
penalised.
For postgraduate Philosophy courses owned by the School of Philosophy,
Psychology and Language Sciences, each essay must be handed in to the PPLS
Postgraduate Office (Room 1.06, Dugald Stewart Building) by 4pm of the
appropriate deadline. All coursework should have a cover sheet attached. The
deadlines are as follows:
Coursework Deadlines
Semester 1 Courses: Thursday 9th December 2010
Semester 2 Courses: Monday 28th March 2011
Further guidance on PPLS assessment submission can be found in the relevant
section of the PPLS Taught MSc Handbook.
For postgraduate courses owned by other Schools or subject areas, students should
be aware that these courses will have their own separate methods of assessment
and deadlines. It is the responsibility of the students to find out the correct
assessment information for all of their courses from the Course Organisers.
(b) Dissertations
The deadline for handing in completed dissertations to the PPLS Postgraduate Office
is as follows:
Dissertation Deadline
Friday 19th August 2011 by 4pm
For further information on dissertations, please see the relevant section of your PPLS
Taught MSc Handbook
(e) Postgraduate Common Marking Scheme
Please see the relevant section of the PPLS Taught MSc Handbook. Students
should be aware that marks for assessed coursework and dissertations are
provisional, and may be modified when considered at the Board of Examiners
meeting. The External Examiner is involved in this process (e.g. in considering
borderline and disputed cases) and determining that overall assessment decisions
are of an appropriate standard.
(f) Extensions
See the relevant section of the PPLS Taught MSc Handbook.
(g) Penalties
See relevant section of the PPLS Taught MSc Handbook.
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Plagiarism and Referencing
The guidance given below is intended to clear up any misunderstandings you may
have about plagiarism in relation to Philosophy. The University’s general guidance
for students about plagiarism can be found here:
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University of Edinburgh’s Guidance on Plagiarism
www.aaps.ed.ac.uk/regulations/Plagiarism/Intro.htm
This guidance includes the University’s procedures for dealing with different kinds of
plagiarism and advice about what to do if you are accused of plagiarism. If, having
read these guidance notes, you are still unsure about how to avoid plagiarism, then
you should approach the Programme Director for further advice.
The key to avoiding plagiarism is to make sure that you give correct references for
anything that you have taken from other sources to include in your academic work.
This might include, for example, any ideas, theories, findings, images, diagrams or
direct quotations that you have used. Note also that you are not permitted to submit
the same essay, or even parts of the same essay, for two distinct courses.
In Philosophy we expect you to use something similar to one of the systems
commonly used in the humanities and social sciences such as Chicago, APA, MLA,
or Turabian (see http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/works_cited.htm for details; note
that no one system dominates in philosophy journals or amongst philosophy
publishers). You should use one of these systems to signal, within the text of your
work, the origins of any material taken from another source, even if you have put it
into your own words. If you take any material word for word from another source it is
essential that you make it clear to your reader that this is what you have done.
If you take material from another source, change a few words and then include the
reference you may still have committed a plagiarism offence because you have not
made it clear to your reader that you have essentially reproduced part of the original
source. You should either express the ideas fully in your own words and give the
reference or else use clearly labelled direct quotes. Bear in mind that if you include
too many direct quotes in your work this may reduce your grade, as the marker will
find it difficult to see evidence of your own understanding of the topic. You must also
include a references section at the end of your work that provides the full details of all
of the sources cited within the text. You should be aware that, for work done in your
other subject areas, you might be expected to use a different referencing system.
Numerous websites give further guidance on plagiarism. Here are some that you
may find useful:
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www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/pages/plagiarism.html
http://dissc.tees.ac.uk/Plagiarism/Plag-4.htm
www.utexas.edu/lbj/students/writing/plagiarism.pdf
Please also refer to the relevant section of the PPLS Taught MSc Handbook.
Referencing
For an excellent example of a referencing system for bibliographic entries at the end
of one’s essay, take a look at the following:
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The Philosophical Review’s Stylesheet
www.arts.cornell.edu/philrev/info/stylesheet.html
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Appeals
Procedures for academic appeals are described in section 10.3 of the Code of
Practice for Taught Postgraduate Programmes.
9.
Academic Staff
For a list of current members of staff in the Department of Philosophy and their
research interests please consult the Department’s website:
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Department of Philosophy Staff Listing
http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/philosophy/people
You should refer to this list when choosing a dissertation topic. Please be aware that
members of the department who are on leave will not be available to supervise
dissertations.
10.
Support and Guidance
The Programme Director, Dr. Alasdair Richmond (A.Richmond@ed.ac.uk), is
available as a first line of pastoral support and advice for any scholarly or personal
issues which may arise whilst you are on the Programme. It is your responsibility to
inform the Programme Director immediately of any problems that are interfering with
your coursework or progress through the Programme, including any religious or
medical requirements that might affect your participation in any aspect of the
Programme. In addition, you should feel free to discuss problems of a personal or
scholarly nature with your dissertation supervisor. (See the Code of Practice for
Taught Postgraduate Programmes for more details regarding the rights and
responsibilities of students and supervisors).
Alternatively,
you
may
contact
either
Dr.
Jesper
Kallestrup
(jesper.kallestrup@ed.ac.uk), the Philosophy Postgraduate Director, or Lynsey
Buchanan (lynsey.buchanan@ed.ac.uk) in the PPLS Postgraduate Office.
Additional Academic Support
Advice on Study Skills is available from the Centre for Teaching, Learning and
Assessment. The relevant webpage is below for information:
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Centre for Teaching, Learning and Assessment
www.tla.ed.ac.uk/
Other sources of specialist academic and pastoral support are listed in Appendix III
of the Code of Practice for Taught Postgraduate Programmes.
11.
Student Feedback and Representation
Student feedback and evaluation is a valued input to curriculum and programme
review and development at the University of Edinburgh. You will be asked to
complete an evaluation form for each of the courses that you take. Students are also
strongly advised to complete the annual University questionnaire for taught
postgraduate students, details of which will be made available during May/June.
Informal feedback is of course welcome at any time.
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Feedback forms for completion can be found on the PPLS Postgraduate webpages http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/taught_research_masters.php#Evalu
ations
Postgraduate Representatives
There are two postgraduate representatives for philosophy who attend Departmental
staff meetings to represent postgraduate interests and raise concerns or questions
from Philosophy postgraduate students. They can also, via the PPLS school
representatives, raise issues at school level. Representatives are also welcome to
participate in the Edinburgh University Students’ Association.
The philosophy postgraduate representatives for this year will be confirmed at the
beginning of semester 1.
Philosophy Postgraduate Staff-Student Consultative Committee
This meets three times a year and represents a more formal opportunity for staff and
postgraduate students to meet and discuss the Department’s postgraduate provision.
The members of faculty who attend this committee are:
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Dr. Jesper Kallestrup (Philosophy Postgraduate Director and MSc by
Research Philosophy Programme Director)
Dr. Alasdair Richmond (MSc/Dip Philosophy Programme Director and
Philosophy Assistant Director of Graduate Studies)
Prof. Mike Ridge (MSc by Research Ethics & Political Philosophy Programme
Director)
Dr. Inna Kupreeva (MSc/Dip Ancient Philosophy Programme Director)
Dr Julian Kiverstein (MSc/Dip Mind, Language & Embodied Cognition
Programme Director)
The student members of this committee include the two Philosophy postgraduate
representatives (see above) and a representative selection of other Philosophy
postgraduate students (e.g., at least one taught MSc student, at least one first-year
PhD student, and so on). There are typically around six student members of this
committee.
Complaints
If you have a complaint regarding your degree programme, then you should in the
first instance contact the Programme Director, Dr. Alasdair Richmond
(A.Richmond@ed.ac.uk).
Dr.
Jesper
Kallestrup
is
the
Philosophy
Postgraduate
Director
(jesper.kallestrup@ed.ac.uk), Professor Andy Clark is the Head of the Department of
Philosophy (andy.clark@ed.ac.uk), and Dr. Andy McKinlay is the Head of the School
of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (hos.ppls@ed.ac.uk).
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Facilities
Teaching Rooms
In general, most classes are taught in the Dugald Stewart Building and George
Square area. However, it should be noted that courses provided by other Schools
may be taught elsewhere in the university.
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Computing Support
The Dugald Stewart Building houses a computing lab on the 1st floor (Room 1.16)
that students automatically have day access to once fully matriculated (from 9am–
5pm). Out of hours and weekend access can be gained by completing an Induction
Tour of the building.
Induction Tours for Philosophy students will be held on Thursday 16th September
2010 starting in the Dugald Stewart Building Common Room (7th floor). Students can
either attend the 11.00am - 12 noon session OR 12 noon - 1.00pm but only attend
the tour session that they have confirmed with the PG Office via email prior to arrival.
If you do not attend the Induction Tour your out of hour’s swipe card access will be
revoked.
The College of Humanities and Social Science also have various suites of computer
labs for use by Postgraduates. Information about these 'Open Access' labs can be
found on the Computing Services website:
http://www.ucs.ed.ac.uk/fmd/central_labs.html Some of these have restricted usage,
but the HSS Support team recommend the use of the Computer Labs in the Main
University Library, George Square. They can be contacted on Tel.50 3000.
Other Departmental Rooms
Students are also encouraged to use the following rooms within the Dugald Stewart
Building;
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Common Room on the 7th Floor: A place to meet other postgraduate students
and members of the School, have lunch, coffee, reading when it’s quiet etc.
G.03 study room. Available as a quiet study space for all taught students in
LEL/Philosophy. See the Postgraduate Office for the door code.
Mail
Any mail for you will be left with the PPLS PG Office. You will receive an email from
the PG Office when your mail has been delivered and is ready for collection.
Libraries
There are three libraries in Edinburgh, which are likely to be the main sources of
information, books, etc. Others include the libraries in other Departments. The City of
Edinburgh also has a good lending library on George IV Bridge.
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The Main University Library
This is the University’s main collection of humanities books and manuscripts,
as well as many books in science and mathematics. The main science and
maths library is the James Clerk Maxwell library at King’s Buildings.
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The Haldane Library
This is the Department of Philosophy’s library, which has a limited stock of
philosophy books. It is now combined with the Psychology Library and is
housed in the Psychology building on the North side of George Square (7
George Square). Graduate students are entitled to borrow books. Please note
that these must be returned after one month.
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The National Library of Scotland
A copyright library, this is Scotland’s main research library, and is located on
George IV Bridge. You will probably not need to use it, but if you do, their
website http://www.nls.uk/ has details about how to get a reader’s ticket (you
need to bring your University card with you and proof of your address e.g.
from a utility bill, bank statement etc).
Out of hours and weekend access to the Haldane library
Students should be aware that they need to attend a Health & Safety Induction and
Tour of the Psychology Building if they would like out of hours and weekend access
to the Haldane Library in Psychology Building (7 George Square). Tour sessions
will be confirmed early in Semester 1.
Dr. Alasdair Richmond
Director of MSc Programme in Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
University of Edinburgh
July 2010