Introduction to Philosophy

Unit Code:HAH100

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	1 Semester	3 Hours per Week	Hawthorn	Nil	Nil

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

1 Semester

3 Hours per Week

Hawthorn

Nil

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications); Bachelor of Social Science; Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology); Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Psychophysiology) and Bachelor of Science (Psychology and Psychophysiology).

Aims & Objectives:

This unit of study provides an introduction to several major themes and thinkers in the philosophical tradition. Issues discussed include: mind and body, personal identity, free will and determinism, reality, knowledge, ethics and morality.

In discussion, a primary aim is to apply what we learn from the study of these themes and thinkers to aspects of everyday experience, and on this basis come to a better understanding of who we are and of the possibilities for living open to us. The unit of study also fosters a range of analytical, critical and communication skills, valuable for both personal and professional development.

Teaching Methods:

Lectures and Tutorials

Assessment:

Essays, Tutorial presentation, Class attendance and participation.

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Promotes growth of understanding about key ideas and thinkers who have influenced the development of contemporary culture.
Fosters a range of analytical, critical, and communication skills, valuable for both personal and professional development.

Content:

Following an introduction to philosophical inquiry, we go on to discuss such issues as mind and body, relations, personal identity, free will and determinism, reality, knowledge, ethics and morality.