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161-042 Current Issues in Philosophy 1 | |
Note | Formerly available as 161-435. Students who have completed 161-435 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Marion Tapper |
Prerequisites | Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma or Fourth Year Honours in Philosophy. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture/seminar per week |
Subject Description | This subject examines some topic or topics of interest in current philosophical debate, in the general area of metaphysics or epistemology, through the medium of selected recent monographs and journal articles. Topics might include, for example, the idea of the transcendental in post-Kantian philosophy; the relation between ethics and metaphysics; and truth, reason and reality. Students of the subject should attain detailed knowledge of the ideas operative in the topics selected for study, and of the background and context necessary for their evaluation. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words. |
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