PHIL1011 - Reality, Ethics and Beauty

Semester 1, 2013  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Thomas Martin Besch
Phone: +61 2 9351 2216
Email: thomas.besch@sydney.edu.au

Description

This unit is an introduction to central issues in metaphysics, ethics and aesthetics. It opens with general questions about reality, God, personal identity and free will. The middle section of the unit will consider questions about values, goodness and responsibility. The final part is concerned with the question "what is art", the nature of aesthetic judgment and the role of art in our lives.

Assessments

tutorial participation (10%), 1x2000wd essay (30%), on-line quizzes (10%), 1x2hr exam (50%)

Classes

1x2-hr lecture/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week

Prohibitions

PHIL1003, PHIL1004, PHIL1006, PHIL1008

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