PHL206 Problems of Philosophy (8)

CSU Discipline Area: Ethics and Philosophy (ETHPH)

Duration: One session

Abstract:

This subject engages with a number of problems that have been central to the Western philosophical tradition. These are basic problems in what is called epistemology (the theory of knowledge) and metaphysics (the study of the nature of reality). They include: How, if at all, is knowledge possible? What is the relation between the mind and the body? Do we have free will?

+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations

Session 2
Internal	Wagga Wagga
Distance	Wagga Wagga

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PHL206

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Enrolment restrictions:

Not for students who have completed PHL102

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

- be able to demonstrate an understanding of, and competence in, modern philosophical analysis and argumentation
- be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of the problems addressed in the subject, and of the discussions of those problems in selected historical and contemporary sources

Syllabus:

The subject will cover the following topics:

1. Philosophical Theory: analysis and argument 2. A selection from problems concerning: a) knowledge b) other minds c) the meaning of words d) mind and body e) free-will f) the meaning of life

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