| CODE | PHI3058 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Set Texts (2) in Continental Philosophy: Badiou and Meillassoux | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Philosophy | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The unit will typically focus on one of a selection of authors in continental philosophy. Students will have to opportunity to engage in depth with such authors through close readings of primary texts as well as relevant secondary material. The authors will vary in each occurrence of the Unit, and may include Agamben, Nancy, Badiou, Meillassoux or Gabriel. The texts selected for this study unit might differ if students have already followed PHI2058. Study-unit Aims: The unit aims to offer students the opportunity to engage meaningfully and critically with current themes in continental philosophy. Students will be introduced to the skills required to read texts in continental philosophy and to articulate and present their thoughts and ideas about the authors, texts and themes covered in the unit. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - engage critically with primary texts in continental philosophy; - analyse, through close reading, primary texts in continental philosophy; - identify and review relevant secondary literature concerning specific authors and/or themes in continental philosophy; - consolidate earlier knowledge in the field of continental philosophy. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - read analytically and critically a broad selection of texts in continental philosophy; - identify and reflect upon key concepts and discussions in continental philosophy; - engage in meaningful discussions on specific texts covered in the Unit; - present coherent arguments related to the topics in continental philosophy; - write an assignment on a specific author/theme in continental philosophy. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts Agamben, G. (2013) The Highest Poverty: Monastic Rules and the Forms-of-Life, Stanford University Press, USA. Agamben, G. (1993) The Coming Community, University of Minnesota Press, USA. Badiou, A. (2013) Ethics: An Essay on the Understanding of Evil, Verso Books, U.K. Gabriel, M. ( 2015) Why the World does not exist, Polity Press, U.K. Meillassoux, Quentin, 'On the Divine Inexistence' in Harman, G. (2011) Philosophy in the Making, Edinburgh University Press, U.K. Nancy, Jean Luc. (1991) The Inoperative Community, University of Minnesota Press, USA. Zizek, S. (2009) First as Tragedy then as Farce, Verso, U.K. Supplementary Texts Sunibsd, J. (Ed). (2011) From Agamben to Zizek, Edinburgh University Press, U.K. Watkin, C. (2017) French Philosophy Today, Edinburgh University Press, U.K. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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