Arts

HPA268

2010  HPA268  Modern Philosophy

Unit Level: Intermediate

Available as a Student Elective: Yes

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See also   HPA368

OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter HPA268 H Key Semester Dates Semester Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 2 12-JUL-2010 10-AUG-2010 30-AUG-2010 15-OCT-2010 *The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION

Studies the development of philosophical ideas in the modern period, starting from the Renaissance and going through to the present day. Students see where those ideas came from and how they gave rise to traditions: how the ideas of Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza and others formed one tradition; how the ideas of Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and others formed a second; and how these two traditions gave rise to a third, the tradition of Kant and his followers. They will then be able to follow those traditions into the 20th century, where they are vigorously alive in the thought and writings of English-speaking philosophers and Continental philosophers alike. The unit will be useful not only to students of philosophy but also to students of history, literature, ancient civilisations, art, and religion.

WEIGHT:  12.5%

ASSESSMENT: HPA268 - 3,000 word internal examination (60%), 2-hour examination (40%)
HPA368 -3,500 words internal assessment (60%), 2-hour examination (40%)

TEACHING PATTERN: internal: 2 hr lectures weekly, 1-hr tutorial fortnightly (13 wks)
external: web-based delivery (13 wks)

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Web supported - H
Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
   Resource supported teaching & learning - H
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options

REQUISITE INFO

Prereq

25% of Arts units

TEXTS
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2010

STAFF: Staff from the School of Philosophy

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