PHILOSOPHICAL CONTROVERSIES AND METHODS

PHI3PCM

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject enables you to study one particular tradition of thought, philosophical controversy and/or method of analysis or critical inquiry. This year students will study ideas drawn from the Existentialist tradition and selected from the writings of Jean-Paul Sartre, Martin Heidegger, Soren Kierkegaard or Paul Tillich. Examples include temporality, the body as being-for-itself and being-for-others, freedom, anxiety, death, the centrality of mood, the meaning of life and the courage to be.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: George Vassilacopoulos

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Complete of 30 credit points subjects in the course

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Analyse and interpret the arguments in philosophical texts.

02. Critically review philosophical ideas demonstrating understanding of their relevance or application to a contemporary problem or social issue.

03. Locate and evaluate the competing philosophical arguments for a position, demonstrating understanding of the contexts in which the arguments arose.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Winter semester, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Vassilacopoulos

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 27 - 28
One 3.00 hours block mode other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 27 to week 28 and delivered via blended.
Monday to Thursday 10am-1pm

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 27 - 28
One 2.00 hours unscheduled online class per day on any day including weekend during the day from week 27 to week 28 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Online Activities (1000 word equivalent)Assessment includes blog posts, replies to other students posts and quizzes.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO1
Critical Article Review (1000 words)Based on a choice from four secondary source readings in the subjects required readings.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO2
Research essay (2000)Questions and instructions will be provided to students via the LMS.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO3