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161-108 Central Problems in Philosophy | |
Credit Points | 12.5 1st year |
Coordinator | Assoc.Prof.Barry Taylor |
Semester | 2 |
Contact | Two one-hour lectures and one one-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | Must the future be like the past, or could tomorrow's snow burn like fire? Is there more to a human being than physical mechanism? Are our decisions to act free? (If so, how do we escape the causal net which constrains the rest of the world? If not, can we really be subject to moral praise or censure?) Do we perceive the world we think we do? And how do the answers Philosophy gives to these and other questions bear on the big question: does life have meaning? These problems are studied through the writings of classical and contemporary philosophers. |
Assessment | Two essays, one of 500 words and one of 1500 words, plus regular attendance and participation in tutorials, and a 2-hour end-of-semester examination. |
Prescribed Texts | A book of readings will be made available from the Department. |
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