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20th Century Continental Philosophy

Key information

  • Module code:

    7AAN2095

  • Level:

    7

  • Semester:

      Autumn

  • Credit value:

    20

Module description

The focus will be on ethics and on theories of the self. We will examine three movements in particulars: an ethics of authenticity (Heidegger, Sartre), an ethics of power (Foucault), and an ethics of alterity (Levinas). We will study extracts from the following primary texts: Sartre’s Being and Nothingness, Heidegger’s Being and Time, Foucault’s History of Sexuality and Discipline and Punish, and Levinas’ Totality and Infinity. All texts will be studied in translation.

Assessment details

Coursework

Formative assessment: one 2,000-3,000-word essay.Summative assessment: one 4,000-word essay (100%).

Teaching pattern

One weekly one-hour lecture and one weekly one-hour seminar.

Department

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