| CODE | LAS1024 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Adventures in Philosophy | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | I - Introductory Level | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for the Liberal Arts and Sciences | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This Unit will present some of the main areas of inquiry in Philosophy; through the various topics delivered in this Unit, participants will be able to understand the issues at hand and engage in stimulating debate. 1. Is the Universal more important than the Singular: between Hegel and Kierkegaard 2. Philosophical Theories of Art? 3. Ways to God. 4. Science, Politics and the Birth of Modernity 5. Posthumanism and the End of Humanity. 6. The Challenge of Nietzsche 7. Foucault and the Question of Power 8. Should we ever break the Law? 9. The Consolation of Philosophy 10. Things and Stuff 11. What is an Animal? 12. An Introduction to Agamben’s Political Philosophy 13. The Courage to Be 14. Do we really want Ecological Sustainability? Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the Unit the student will be able to: - Appreciate the breadth and depth of philosophical problems and their history; - Identify and understand basic theories and concepts related to the topics discussed in the Unit; - Construct and develop sound and coherent arguments. 2. Skills: By the end of the Unit the student will be able to: - Engage more meaningfully in philosophical discussions; - Employ appropriate thinking tools when addressing philosophical questions; - Apply analytical and critical skills learnt during the Unit. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Dreyfus, H. (2009) On the Internet (2nd edition) London: Routledge. - Engel, M, S.(Ed) (2000) With Good Reason: an Introduction to Informal Fallacies (6th Edition) Bedford/St. Martin’s. - Leeks, J. (2009) Sexuality. London: Routledge. - Shapin, S. (1998) The Scientific Revolution. Chicago: Chicago University Press. - Sheppard, A.(1987) Aesthetics, In Introduction to the Philosophy of Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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