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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title Philosophy Texts 1
Module Code TP137 (ITS) / PHE1037 (Banner)
Faculty Humanities & Social Sciences School Theology, Philosophy & Music
Module Co-ordinatorIan Leask
Module Teachers-
NFQ level 6 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
None
Description

This module offers students the opportunity to carry out a close and deep reading of selected Platonic dialogues - and so to enjoy a first-hand encounter with some of the building blocks of Western philosophy.

Learning Outcomes

1. engage in close analysis of an important philosophical text
2. comprehend central issues in the history of Western philosophy
3. situate and assess themes and issues in wider historical and cultural context
4. synthesize a relevant range of concepts and interpretations to form a coherent overview



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24No Description
Directed learning48No Description
Independent Study53No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Context

Dramatic setting

Main conceptual features

Interpretative strategies

Historical impact

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
AssignmentEssay100%n/a
Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories:
Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module.
Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1
Indicative Reading List

  • Plato: 2003, Symposium, Oxford UP,
  • Plato: 2005, Phaedrus, Penguin,
  • Michel Foucault: 1992, The Use of Pleasure, Penguin,
  • Pierre Hadot: 1995, Philosophy as a Way of Life, Blackwell,
  • Luce Irigaray: 1993, An Ethics of Sexual Difference, Athlone,
  • Sarah Kofman: 1998, Socrates. Fictions of a Philosopher, Athlone,
  • Iris Murdoch: 1977, The Fire and the Sun, Oxford UP,
  • Martha Nussbaum: 1986, The Fragility of Goodness. Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy, Cambridge UP,
Other Resources

35241, Website, 0, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,

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