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1. Philosophy, Faculty of Arts (v3, p139) : Next:161-103 | Prev:161-101
Year 1 Philosophy.
Credit points: 12.5 1st year
Coordinator: Dr Graeme Marshall.
Contact: Three hours a week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students completing first-year Philosophy subjects should:
- recognize the distinctive nature of philosophical problems and their significance for other areas of human thought;
- know how to go about working through such problems;
- be in a position to engage with more advanced philosophical material in a wide range of areas, and to bring philosophical skills to bear upon their studies in other disciplines.
Content:
Understanding ourselves: theories of human nature from ancient and modern philosophers to Marx, Freud and Wittgenstein.
Assessment:
One 1500-word essay during the semester (50 per cent) and a 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
1. Philosophy, Faculty of Arts (v3, p139) : Next:161-103 | Prev:161-101
2. Philosophy, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p155) : Next:161-103 | Prev:161-101
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Dr Graeme Marshall.
Contact: Three hours each week.
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
Students completing first-year Philosophy subjects should:
- recognize the distinctive nature of philosophical problems and their significance for other areas of human thought;
- know how to go about working through such problems;
- be in a position to engage with more advanced philosophical material in a wide range of areas, and to bring philosophical skills to bear upon their studies in other disciplines.
Content:
Understanding ourselves: theories of human nature from ancient and modern philosophers to Marx, Freud and Wittgenstein.
Assessment:
One 1500-word essay during the semester (50 per cent); a 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, POINTS, PRESCRIBEDTEXTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Philosophy, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p155) : Next:161-103 | Prev:161-101
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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