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161-041 Epistemology and Metaphysics | |
Note | Formerly available as 161-434. Students who have completed 161-434 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Marion Tapper |
Prerequisites | Admission to Fourth Year Honours in Philosophy. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture/seminar per week throughout the semester |
Subject Description | This subject is an in-depth examination of one or more works of great philosophers of the past which deal with problems in epistemology and/or metaphysics. Precisely how the problems are dealt with will vary with the text(s) chosen but the issues to be considered will include: What is knowledge? Is it possible? If it is possible, what is it knowledge of? What is the world? What is it to be an object? What does it mean to be? Students will also consider the nature of space and time; the relationship between the mind and the world; and between language and the world. On completion of the subject students should have the ability to interpret a major text from the history of philosophy, to critically compare and assess conflicting interpretations of a text, and to discuss a text from the history of philosophy in the light of current philosophical problems, arguments and theories. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words. |
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