DELEUZE, DERRIDA, FOUCAULT AND BEYOND: CONTEMPORARY CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY

PHI2PMP

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject introduces students to the thought of some influential French philosophers associated with post-structuralism and postmodernism, including Lyotard, Deleuze, Derrida and Foucault. Some of the key themes to be examined include metaphysics, politics, and the role of reason and rationality.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Peter Evans

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: 15 credit points of any first year Philosophy subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject, or subject coordinator's approval.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: PHI3PMP

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsUnderstanding poststructuralismRecommendedWilliams, J. 2006ACUMEN
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