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161-033 The Ways of Paradox | |
Note | Formerly available as 161-245/345. Students who have completed 161-245/345 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. This subject is offered in alternate years with 161-011 Manners of Meaning. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Allen Hazen |
Prerequisites | One First Year single-semester Philosophy subject. Students who lack this prerequisite, but believe themselves adequately prepared to attempt any Second/Third Year subjects, should consult the Head of Department. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures per week for the first 11 weeks, and a 1-hour tutorial per week beginning the third week of semester |
Subject Description | This subject is a study of arguments leading to apparently irresoluble contradictions in metaphysics, logic, and theories of belief and action, and of attempts to resolve them, leading to an appreciation of the relevance of (sometimes foolish-seeming) paradoxes to theories in various fields. On completion of the subject students should: have a knowledge of the content of major paradoxical arguments in logic, metaphysics, and decision theory; acquire knowledge of the principal responses to the paradoxes; display an understanding of how the paradoxes relate to developing theories in the fields in which they arise. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words and participation in tutorials. |
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