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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

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Module Title
Module Code (ITS)
Faculty School
Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Ian Leask
Semester 2: Ian Leask
Autumn: Ian Leask
Module TeachersIan Leask
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
None
Description

An introduction to important themes and figures in post-Kantian Continental thought. This course provides a survey of important themes and issues in German Idealism, Marxism, Phenomenology, Existentialism, and Post-Structuralism. Among particular figures considered are: Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, De Beauvoir and Foucault.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate a breadth of knowledge and understanding of a variety of themes and topics in philosophy.
2. Engage with a variety of particular issues, themes and topics in philosophy.
3. Enjoy enhanced critical and analytical skills.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture22No Description
Independent Study103No 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

German Idealism
Hegel and the 'completion' of philosophy

Marx
Marx's materialist response to Hegel. Base and Superstructure. Althusser on the 'Ideological State Apparatus'

Kierkegaard
Religious faith as beyond philosophical containment? Subjective truth. The Knight of Faith. The 'suspension of the ethical'

Phenomenology
Husserl - intentionality; presence and absence. Heidegger - finitude and authenticity. De Beauvoir - the making of 'woman'

Foucault
Modernity and docility. The school as vector of power

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Essayn/a100%n/a
Indicative Reading List

  • W. Mc Neill & K. Feldman (eds): 0, Continental Philosophy: An Anthology,
  • Richard Kearney (ed): 0, Continental Philosophy in the 20th Century,
Other Resources

None

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