Showing 25 courses for the subject Philosophy
Great Ideas
FHSS103
Great Ideas is a course reflecting on some of the most exciting, important and revolutionary ideas that have shaped society and culture as it is today. It also considers how those ideas have an ongoing influence. It’s an interdisciplinary course look...
What does it mean for a mind to be healthy or unhealthy? Are mental disorders just like physical disorders? What is it like to be mentally ill – or to be told that you are mentally ill? What do our conceptions of mental health tell us about ourselves...
Mathematical Logic
MATH309
This course examines symbolic languages, which are a foundational pillar of mathematics as well as the basis of computer science. Their semantics and proof theory are studied, explaining the role of logic in describing mathematical structures and for...
The Big Questions
PHIL105
Sometimes, in a reflective mood, you might sit back and wonder about really “big questions.” What is the meaning of life? Does anything really matter? Can I know anything with 100% certainty? Would it be good to live forever? What is happiness? Does ...
Contemporary Ethical Issues
PHIL106
What kind of life should I live? What kind of person should I be? Which actions are right and which are wrong? Answering questions of this sort is the task of ethics, and this course is an introduction to the subject. We will discuss and critically a...
Knowledge and Reality
PHIL201
How can we know the difference between what is real and what is not real? In this course we explore this most fundamental question, which is at the heart of the branch of philosophy known as epistemology. What is knowledge? How are beliefs justified?...
Ethics
PHIL202
We often disagree about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But can there be a theory that settles these disagreements? This course is an examination of some major types of moral theory, exploring their structure and evaluating their plausibility....
Special Topic: Ethical Theory
PHIL210
We’re all familiar with moral judgements like “You should keep your promises” or “Violence is wrong.” But what exactly are we doing when making such moral judgements? What’s distinctive about moral language? Can moral judgements be true or false (lik...
Introduction to Logic
PHIL211
Logic is the branch of philosophy that studies and analyses arguments in general symbolic form. This course is an introduction to the field, requiring no prior background in studying philosophy or logic. You will be introduced to the use of technique...
Mind and Cognition
PHIL265
Where is your mind? What is your mind? Do other people have minds like yours? What about other types of entities? In this course you will explore complex questions like these concerning the nature of minds and how they work. You’ll consider the relat...
Ethical Theory
PHIL302
We’re all familiar with moral judgements like “You should keep your promises” or “Violence is wrong.” But what exactly are we doing when making such moral judgements? What’s distinctive about moral language? Can moral judgements be true or false (lik...
Existentialism and Phenomenology are closely related philosophical approaches that emphasise the meaning and value of human existence and experience. These intellectual movements were driven in particular by Continental philosophers of the 19th and 2...
Philosophy, Beauty, and Art
PHIL313
If you’ve ever been in an art gallery and found yourself wondering “Why is that art?!” then this course is for you. We’ll explore some of the big questions raised by great art. Are there objective standards of beauty or must we “agree to disagree”? W...
Paradoxes
PHIL371
Revealing that a theory has paradoxical implications is assumed to spell trouble for that theory, and yet it is often difficult to identify where our reasoning has gone wrong. In this course you will study a variety of paradoxes and critically evalua...
Experimental Philosophy
PHIL373
Philosophers have argued for a dizzying array of claims about the world and our place in it. But what justifies these claims, and what serves as evidence for the assumptions that they make? The emerging field of experimental philosophy (or “x-phi”) e...
Directed Individual Study
PHIL420
Students will undertake an approved, supervised course of study relating to philosophy and complementing their work in the Honours Degree within the Philosophy programme.
Metaphysics and Epistemology
PHIL441
This course considers questions about the fundamental nature of reality and what we can know and justifiably believe about it.
Language and Mind
PHIL442
This course considers questions about how our thoughts and language can represent the world.
This course examines topics that continue to shape and influence contemporary western analytic philosophy.
New Books in Philosophy
PHIL446
This course will involve students closely reading and critically evaluating two recently published monographs in philosophy.
Political Philosophy
PHIL449
This course is an in-depth survey of central and fundamental questions in political philosophy. It will consider concepts such as politics, liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and authority. It will ask what these concepts mean and why they are ...
Research Project
PHIL489
This course gives students the opportunity to pursue an individual research project with guidance and support from a supervisor. Regular supervision is arranged with the supervisor, and signed off by Philosophy's Coordinator of Graduate Studies.
This course examines topics at the intersection of philosophy, politics and economics. Topics may include: social choice theory, rational choice theory, economic history, value theory, the politics of global finance, global governance, and comparativ...
Approaches to Microeconomics
PHPE402
This course gives students an in depth knowledge of the principles of microeconomics and their application.
Approaches to Macroeconomics
PHPE403
This course gives students an in depth knowledge of the principles of macroeconomics and their application.
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