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Nietzsche and Philosophy - ARTS2376
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Humanities
 
 
Course Outline: School of Humanities Courses 2012
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 30 units of credit at Level 1
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
 
 

Description

Subject Area: Philosophy

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.

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