ASP210 - Plato and Nietzsche

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:

Sean Bowden

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

ASP105, ASP213, ASP313, ASP307, ASP405

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1 hour Class, 1 x 1 hour Seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

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

Content

The unit will explore the very beginnings of the Western philosophical tradition in the work of Socrates as described by Plato in about 400BCE. Plato raises issues about the nature of ultimate reality and its importance for our moral and social lives. He describes how Socrates was put to death for teaching philosophical ideas that challenged the authority of tradition. For his part, Nietzsche, in the late 19th century, challenged the hegemony of the philosophical tradition that Plato inaugurated and asked us to accept the stresses of human life without recourse to metaphysical consolations.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Group of 3-4 students) - Group Presentation (800 words or equivalent) - 20%

Assessment 2 (Individual) – Research and Writing Exercise (1200 words) - 30%

Assessment 3 (Individual) – Essay (2000 words) - 50%

Unit Fee Information

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