Philosophy
Topics in Philosophy
Module code: V7094
Level 4
30 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Workshop
Assessment modes: Test, Report
On this module, you’ll explore some of the key philosophers and arguments in recent and contemporary philosophy. You’ll enter the world of existentialist philosophers such as:
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Søren Kierkegaard
- Martin Heidegger
- Albert Camus.
You’ll explore key concepts of:
- freedom
- facticity
- ambiguity
- absurdity
- existence.
You’ll also examine contemporary issues such as:
- anger
- love
- testimonial injustice
- transformative experience
- consciousness
- extended cognition
- equality
- identity
- conceptual engineering.
Familiarity with this wide range of key concepts and ideas will give you the tools and confidence to tackle the rest of your degree. It will also help you to understand philosophy as it’s practised today.
Module learning outcomes
- Analyse philosophical arguments in order to arrive at rational, evidence- based beliefs.
- Evaluate complex issues in order to navigate living with uncertainty.