phi3pcm philosophical controversies and methods
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.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorGeorge Vassilacopoulos
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
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Subject rules
Prerequisites Complete of 30 credit points subjects in the course
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Winter semester, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorGeorge 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 | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
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Online Activities (1000 word equivalent) Assessment includes blog posts, replies to other students posts and quizzes. | 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 | No | 25 | SILO2 |
Research essay (2000) Questions and instructions will be provided to students via the LMS. | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO3 |