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161-040 Ethical Theory 1 | |
Note | Formerly available as 161-432. Students who have completed 161-432 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Katrine Keuneman |
Prerequisites | Admission to Fourth Year Honours in Philosophy. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture/seminar per week |
Subject Description | Both continental and English-speaking philosophers will be included in this advanced study of conceptual and ethical problems posed by our existence as embodied individuals and social beings. Embodiment will be explored from a variety of angles - phenomenological, epistemological and ethical. Topics to be covered may include: the lived body; the sexed body; bodies and ritual; monstrous bodies; and bodies after Freud. The subject will help students in the investigation of the problems posed by embodied existence from a variety of philosophical perspectives - phenomenological, epistemological and ethical. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words. |
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