This course offers an advanced approach to philosophy, suitable for students who have some background in metaphysics or logic, and who may be interested in continuing into 4th year Honours. In this course we study the metaphysics of David Lewis, a leading analytic philosopher of the second half of the twentieth century.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- demonstrate familiarity with some of the most important ideas in contemporary metaphysics;
- appreciate how systematic philosophy can be constructed;
- develop arguments for a philosophical position; and
- display skill in writing research papers in philosophy.
Indicative Assessment
- 2000 Word Essay (40) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- 3000 Word Essay (50) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Class Participation (10) [LO 1,2,3]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials.
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Readings will be made available through Wattle each week
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4080 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $5280 |
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