Philosophy

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ARTS-MAJ+1028 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus:	2011

Coordinator

Assoc Prof Howard Sankey
Email: chs@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts & Music Student Centre

Overview:	See course overview
Objectives:	See course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:	Major A Major in Philosophy consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points: Level 1 (25 points) One Arts Foundational lnterdisciplinary Subject or the University breadth subject Logic:Language and Information and one of: Philosophy: The Great Thinkers Philosophy: The Big Questions Level 2 (37.5 points) Three level 2 subjects Level 3 (37.5 points) Two level 3 subjects The compulsory capstone subject The Philosophy of Philosophy Total 100 points Minor A Minor in Philosophy consists of six 12-point subjects, totalling 75 points. Level 1 (25 points) One Arts Foundational lnterdisciplinary Subject or the University breadth subject Logic:Language and Information and one of: Philosophy: The Great Thinkers Philosophy: The Big Questions Level 2/3 (50 points) Two level 2 subjects Two Level 3 subjects Note: The capstone subject is not available in the minor.
Subject Options:	Philosophy: Level 1 subjects Logic: Language and Information counts toward the breadth component of the BA. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: PHIL10002 Philosophy: The Big Questions Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL10003 Philosophy: The Great Thinkers Not offered in 2011 12.50 UNIB10002 Logic: Language and Information Not offered in 2011 12.50 Level 2 37.5 points from the following: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: PHIL20001 Science, Reason and Reality Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20038 Nietzsche and Critics Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20012 Justice, Equality and Human Rights Not offered in 2011 12.50 POLS20006 Contemporary Political Theory Semester 1 12.50 PHIL20030 Meaning, Possibility and Paradox Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20033 The Philosophy of Mind Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20018 Ethical Dilemmas in Life and Society Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20008 Ethical Theory Not offered in 2011 12.50 HPSC20020 God and the Natural Sciences Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20039 Objects, Events and Knowledge Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20040 Greek Philosophy Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL20041 Phenomenology and Existentialism Not offered in 2011 12.50 Level 3 25 points from the following as well as the Capstone subject 161-310 The Philosophy of Philosophy: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: PHIL30043 Completeness and Undecidability Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL30050 Asian and Comparative Philosophy Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL30024 The Foundations of Interpretation Not offered in 2011 12.50 HPSC30028 Philosophy of Biology Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL30016 Knowledge and the Nature of Reality Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL30047 Objectivity and Value Not offered in 2011 12.50 PHIL30051 Social Philosophy Not offered in 2011 12.50 Capstone Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: PHIL30007 The Philosophy of Philosophy Not offered in 2011 12.50
Links to further information:	http://www.pasi.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts

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