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PHIL520 Continental Philosophy A: Nietzsche

Updated: 16 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions PHIL220 or PHIL320 or PHIL420
Notes None
Combined Units PHIL320 - Continental Philosophy A: Nietzsche
Coordinator(s) William Mcdonald (wmcdonal@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit gives an overview of Nietcsche's work from 'The Birth of Tragedy' to 'Ecce Homo'. It has the following themes: relations between philosophy and literature; truth and perspectivism; historiography; the revaluation of values; the body; and the will to power.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Thus Spoke Zarathustra
ISBN: 9780140441185
Nietzsche, F. (trans. W. Kaufmann), Penguin 1964
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
The Birth of Tragedy and the Case of Wagner
ISBN: 9780394703695
Nietzsche, F. (trans. W. Kaufmann), Random House 1988
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo
ISBN: 9780679724629
Nietzsche, F. (trans. W. Kaufmann), Vintage Books 1990
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 40% 4000-5000
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 4-6
Final Examination 2 hrs 60%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 4-6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand Neitzsche's postmodernist and poststructuralist thought;
  2. discuss four key texts by Nietzsche;
  3. critically discuss some of the central themes in Nietzsche's philosophy, but also with relationships among those themes (especially between the themes of: the death of God, the Ubermensch and the eternal return).

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will deepen their knowledge of the philosophy discipline through lectures and tutorials. It will be assessed in both the written essay and examination.
True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written and oral feedback on the essay for the unit. Students studying on-campus will learn valuable communication skills through participation in tutorials (this will include debates and small group work). Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practice their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks (written through the essay).
True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are encouraged to develop research skills in collecting and evaluating data, including the skills to assess the utility of information, identify the most useful sources of information and critically examine those sources.
True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Through completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments (written skills; analytical skills). In addition, students who attend tutorials will be provided with the skills to debate contentious topics and develop their understanding of a topic through group activities.
True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will be assessed on their ability to conceptualise problems and formulate a range of solutions to both research and presentation. Collect, collate and analyse relevant information to assist problem solving (practice).
True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will be taught about their professional responsibilities as a researcher to provide balanced and accurate research. In addition, students will be taught that they have a social responsibility to question and challenge some 'facts'. This will be assessed and taught through their responses to the essay, exam questions and discussions in tutorials or online postings.
True True
8 Team Work
Students will practice working collaboratively and network effectively to solve problems on the discussion board (Blackboard) taking initiative and leading others in this environment. They will also negotiate and assert their own values and respect the values and contributions of others on the discussion board and in their own essays.
True
   

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