ASP109 - Freedom and Power: Existentialism and Beyond

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 2 Unit Chair:

Patrick Stokes

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

ASP209

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1 hour Class per week and 1 x 1 hour Seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

1 x 1-hour Class per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1 hour online Seminar per week

Content

Over the course of this unit, students will develop specific knowledge of the some of the key ideas in French existentialist philosophy. The philosophies of Camus, Sartre, and de Beauvoir will be given particular attention, focusing on their views of freedom, anguish (or anxiety), mortality, authenticity, and value. In conclusion, we look at some subsequent objections to their views concerning the role of power in our lives.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) - Quizzes - 20%

Assessment 2 (Individual) - Essay 1 (1500 words) - 40%

Assessment 3 (Individual) - Essay 2 (1500 words) - 40%

 

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