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Excellent comprehension of Hegelian speculative dialectic and Husserlian / Heideggerian phenomenology in relation to the question of historical meaning and consciousness.
Excellent understanding of fundamental concepts in Hegel, Husserl and Heidegger as well as contemporary phenomenology.
Excellent understanding of fundamental questions in the history of contemporary continental philosophy.
The fundamental concepts which will be studied are:
Speculative dialectic, Transcendental phenomenology, Fundamental ontology, memory, subjectivity, history, truth, testimony, justice, singularity and universality, the intentionality in and of historical events, rationality and narrative in and of history, meaning and signification, recognition, intersubjectivity, historical objectivity, ethics, temporality.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Practical | 11 |
Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 145 |
Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment(Including Essay): 4000 Words minimum end of module essay on 1 of 5 philosophical questions presented. Individual meetings with each student will be held in order to supervise research. | n/a | Graded | Yes | 50 |
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Exam (In-person): In Class examination based on textual excerpt(s) from primary philosophical literature discussed and presented in the Module. | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback will be given both prior to and post evaluations: Full reviews of both In Class Examinations will be given (and recorded) in advance of the date of the examination (week 5 for In Class Examination no. 1; week 11 for In Class Examination no. 2) to best prepare students. Individual meetings with each student will be scheduled to supervise the research and orient the redaction of the final essay component of the Module.