Undergraduate - UnitATS3876 - Theory of knowledge

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Philosophy
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Lloyd Humberstone

Notes

Previously coded PHL3410

Synopsis

The subject will take the form of student-initiated discussions on problems connected with knowledge and belief. It will be mainly based on recent articles, which will be made available.

Assessment

Written work: 100% (4500 words) - One written piece may be replaced by a 2 hour Exam (50%)

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Lloyd Humberstone

Workload requirements

One 2-hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Philosophy

Prerequisites

(a) Some familiarity with formal logic, and
(b) Two 6-point second year philosophy subjects, including at least one of: ATS2863 (Descartes), ATS2865 (Language, truth, and power), ATS2837 (Plato and Platonism), ATS2839 (Ethics), ATS2840 (Philosophy of mind), or ATS2861 (God, freedom, and evil).

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/philosophy/ugrad/units/phl3410.php