This is a shelf course. A shelf course comprises a number of modules related to this broad area of study. Each module is a separate semester of study in this area and is offered in rotation. You can only study ONE module from a shelf course.
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Subject Area: Philosophy
Module: "Philosophy of Religion" (Semester 1, 2010)
Aims to study the phenomenon of religion, its relation to ways of life, and its construction of stories and myths. Drawing from a variety of religious sources, it analyses the different categories and forms in and through which religious ideals are expressed and justified. Topics covered include arguments for the existence of God, the concept of evil, faith and mysticism, human relation to the natural world, religion and morality, religion and gender, and free will and determinism.
Module: "Nietzsche and Philosophy" (Semester 2, 2010)
As the author of provocative and puzzling statements such as "God is dead", "truth is a metaphor", "life is nothing but will to power", "the soul is just a word about the body", and the "social contract was written in blood", Nietzsche was arguably one of the most controversial thinkers of the modern era. This course will examine some of the more enduring ideas and controversial themes in Nietzsche's philosophy, including his ideas about language, truth, morality, justice, power, subjectivity and the body, history, and time. His philosophical method of 'genealogy' and its influence will also be examined. The impact of his philosophy on 20th Century thought will be explored by examining interpretations of his work by philosophers such as Deleuze, Derrida, Foucault, Heidegger, Irigaray, and Kofman.
