Hello!<\/p>\n
Time to get you updated on my second term here at Lancaster. Other than working on my dissertation, this Lent term I\u2019ll be taking three new modules: Logic and Language, Aesthetics, and History of Twentieth Century Philosophy.<\/p>\n
The Logic and Language module explores some key techniques in logic which allow you to assess arguments and distinguish valid from invalid ones. I\u2019m looking forward to approaching the material from this course because I think that being able to evaluate arguments is a skill everyone should aim at developing. Logic is generally associated with philosophy and mathematics, but in fact any academic discipline is one way or another engaged in the practice of making good arguments and providing reasons for or against certain claims. Outside of academia, too, people make arguments all the time: public debates, including political debates, are just one notable example.<\/p>\n
The second module I mentioned is Aesthetics, which addresses questions to do with beauty, art, and their value and significance. I\u2019m looking forward to learn more about this stuff as well, because I\u2019ve always been interested in the way people disagree about matters of \u201ctaste\u201d. Yesterday night, for example, I went to the cinema here at Lancaster with a couple of friends: when one of them told me he found the film brilliant, I couldn\u2019t believe it. I had found it extremely dull and poor. Was one of us right in our different assessment of the film, or was it all just a matter of subjective opinion? In the next few weeks, I\u2019ll grapple with questions of this kind and try to get an understanding of what aesthetic judgements might amount to.<\/p>\n
The last module I\u2019ll be taking is History of Twentieth Century Philosophy. I\u2019ve picked this one because I hope it will give me a better idea of the context in which some philosophers I\u2019ve already studied produced their work, and also an understanding of the origins of contemporary philosophy.<\/p>\n
As you see there\u2019s quite a lot of work ahead of me, but, after all, that\u2019s the very last bit of my degree, so I\u2019d better get the most out of it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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