Module: Philosophy Texts 2

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Philosophy Texts 2
Module Code	TP234 (ITS) / PHE1022 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Theology, Philosophy & Music
Module Co-ordinator	Peter Larsen
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

This module provides a close reading of Thomas Hobbes’s "Leviathan", focusing on aspects of his political, moral, and religious thought. Students will gain familiarity with both the intrinsic and the historical significance of one of the most important texts in Western political philosophy.

Learning Outcomes

1. engage in close analysis and interpretation of an important philosophical text;
2. comprehend central issues and themes in the history of Western philosophy;
3. situate and assess these issues and themes in their wider historical and cultural context;
4. construct their own arguments in discussion, and present arguments and ideas in written form;
5. synthesize a relevant range of key philosophical concepts and interpretations to form a coherent overview.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	22	No Description
Independent Study	103	No 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

Study of the early modern context of Hobbes’s thought, including 17th century political and religious discourse

Conceptions of the human being in Leviathan and the early modern period

Influence of aspects of Hobbes on later thinkers, up to today

Debates around interpretations of Hobbes’s work

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

Thos. Hobbes: 0, Leviathan (ed. Tuck),
Richard Tuck: 2002, Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford UP,
Tom Sorrell (ed.): 1996, Cambridge Companion to Hobbes,
D. Garber & M.Ayers (eds): 1998, Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Philosophy, vol.1,

Other Resources

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