Module: History of Philosophy

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	History of Philosophy
Module Code	TP142 (ITS) / PHE1049 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Theology, Philosophy & Music
Module Co-ordinator	-
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	6	Credit Rating	7.5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Coursework Only

Description

This module provides an introductory survey of major figures, movements, and themes in Western philosophy. Students will develop knowledge in major themes and issues in philosophy, along with enhanced analytical, critical and communication skills, including engagement with key texts.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate a breadth of knowledge and understanding of central philosophers and concepts in the history of Western philosophy;
2. engage with particular issues and themes within the main currents of Western thought;
3. understand the relevance of key philosophical concerns, and their implications for and possible application in a variety of other fields;
4. demonstrate an enhanced appreciation of key elements in Western intellectual culture;
5. enjoy enhanced insight and reflexivity regarding their own values, principles and outlook.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Directed learning	74	No Description
Assignment Completion	50	No Description
Independent Study	39.5	No Description
Total Workload: 187.5

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

Classical Thought 1. From myth to logos: the emergence of philosophy in ancient

Greece 2. Humanising the logos: the Sophists and Socrates

3. Plato: the search for truth beyond the flux

4. Aristotle: bringing Plato down to earth?

Late Classical and Early Medieval Philosophy 1. The legacy of Augustine

2. Main themes in the Philosophy of Aquinas.

Modern Thought 6. Descartes and the Rise of the Sel

7. Hume's Scepticism

8. Kant: Critical Philosophy & the Enlightenment

9. Nietzsche: philosophy as anti-philosophy

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Essay	n/a	100%	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: 1987, Early Socratic Dialogues, Penguin, London,
Plato: 2001, Gorgias, Virginia Tech, Blacksgurg,
Plato: 1955, Republic, Penguin, Middlesex,
D.Luscombe: 1997, Medieval Thought, Oxford University Press, New York,

Other Resources

None