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PHIL303 Epistemology: The Enlightenment and Beyond
Updated: 02 October 2008
| Credit Points |
6 |
| Offering |
| Responsible Campus |
Teaching Period |
Mode of Study |
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Armidale
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Semester 1
|
Off Campus
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|
Armidale
|
Semester 1
|
On Campus
|
|
| Online level |
Level B - Internet access required
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| Intensive School(s) |
| Start |
Finish |
Attendance |
Notes |
14 April 2009
|
17 April 2009
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Non-Mandatory
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|
|
| Supervised Exam |
June
|
| Pre-requisites |
6 cp in PHIL or candidature in a postgraduate award
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| Co-requisites |
None
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| Restrictions |
PHIL203 or PHIL403 or PHIL503 or PHRS203 or PHRS240 or PHRS340 or PHRS403
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| Notes |
None |
| Combined Units |
PHIL503 - Epistemology: The Enlightenment and Beyond
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| Coordinator(s) |
Anthony Lynch
(alynch@une.edu.au)
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| Unit Description |
This unit provides a critical exposition of the Enlightenment Project, especially as it applies to science and to religion. Among other topics, there will be an introduction to the thought of Hume and Kant, and an examination of some contemporary responses to these two key enlightenment thinkers, including a discussion of realism concerning science and concerning religion.
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Prescribed Material
Mandatory |
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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Recommended Material
Optional |
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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| Disclaimer |
Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |
