Philosophy Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1039 (2009)

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Year and Campus:	2009

Coordinator

Associate Professor Howard Sankey

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Arts & Music Student Centre
Rm 104 (Ground Floor) Old Arts Building
Tel: +61 3 8344 5235
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Overview:	Philosophy A major in philosophy consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises: up to two first-year subjects in philosophy (25 points); and second/third-year subjects in philosophy to total 100 points overall. Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points toward this major in order to complete the major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at http://www.unimelb.edu.au/HB/.
Objectives:	See course objectives
Subject Options:	First-year subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 161-108 Philosophical Issues Semester 1 12.50 161-111 Great Ideas in Philosophy Semester 2 12.50 Second /Third -year subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 161-007 Great Thinkers in Moral Philosophy Semester 1 12.50 672-334 Great Thinkers in Moral Philosophy Semester 1 12.50 161-008 Ethical Theory Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-010 Epistemology Semester 2 12.50 672-336 Epistemology Semester 2 12.50 161-011 Philosophy of Language Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-012 Political Thought Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-013 Political Philosophy Semester 2 12.50 161-017 Does God Exist? Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-019 Greek Philosophy Not offered in 2009 12.50 672-342 Greek Philosophy Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-018 Aesthetics Semester 1 12.50 672-341 Aesthetics Semester 1 12.50 161-020 Phenomenology Semester 2 12.50 672-343 Phenomenology Semester 2 12.50 161-021 From Hermeneutics to Derrida Semester 1 12.50 672-344 From Hermeneutics to Derrida Semester 1 12.50 161-024 Biomedical Ethics Semester 2 12.50 672-345 Biomedical Ethics Semester 2 12.50 161-027 Practical Ethics Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-029 Philosophy and Literature Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-030 The Rise of Modern Philosophy Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-031 Philosophy of Christianity Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-035 Philosophy of Buddhism Not offered in 2009 12.50 672-350 Philosophy of Buddhism Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-052 Ideas of Utopia Not offered in 2009 12.50 672-351 Ideas of Utopia Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-200 Philosophy of Law Not offered in 2009 12.50 674-302 Philosophy of Law Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-201 Reasoning and Uncertainty Not offered in 2009 12.50 674-303 Reasoning and Uncertainty Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-202 Objectivity and Value Semester 2 12.50 674-304 Objectivity and Value Semester 2 12.50 161-210 Philosophy of Logic Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-213 Thinking in Asian Philosophy Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-214 The Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein Not offered in 2009 12.50 672-356 The Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-215 Philosophy of Mind Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-217 Kant's Metaphysics of Experience Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-220 Existentialism and its Critics Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-221 Asian and Comparative Philosophy Semester 2 12.50 161-236 Nietzsche and Hegel Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-237 Analytic Philosophy Semester 1 12.50 672-360 Analytic Philosophy Semester 1 12.50 161-238 Indian Philosophy Not offered in 2009 12.50 672-362 Chinese Philosophy Semester 1 12.50 161-240 Chinese Philosophy Semester 1 12.50 161-241 Logic Completeness and Incompleteness Semester 1 12.50 672-363 Logic Completeness and Incompleteness Semester 1 12.50 161-247 Metaphysics Not offered in 2009 12.50 672-364 Metaphysics Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-310 What is Philosophy? Semester 2 12.50 First-year optional subjects BA Students may take up to three alternative subjects offered by other disciplines towards their major in philosophy. Subjects from the following list will be approved automatically. Other subjects may be approved by the Head of School if the content is deemed appropriate. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 136-105 Science, Philosophy and History Semester 2 12.50 Second/third-year optional subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 110-210 Ethical Traditions in Islam Semester 2 12.50 671-309 Ethical Traditions in Islam Semester 2 12.50 136-033 Science, Reason and Reality Semester 1 12.50 672-316 Science, Reason and Reality Semester 1 12.50 136-260 God and the Natural Sciences Semester 2 12.50 672-332 God and the Natural Sciences Semester 2 12.50 166-020 Contemporary Political Theory Semester 1 12.50 672-370 Contemporary Political Theory Not offered in 2009 12.50 161-013 Political Philosophy Semester 2 12.50 672-339 Political Philosophy Semester 2 12.50 730-261 Advanced Legal Philosophy Not offered in 2009 12.50 730-315 Jurisprudence Not offered in 2009 12.50 136-207 Philosophy of Biology Not offered in 2009 12.50 672-326 Philosophy of Biology Not offered in 2009 12.50
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor Laws Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts (Combined Theology) Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Teaching Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Computer) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical &Manufacturing) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Software) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering and Bachelor of Arts

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