Introduction to Philosophy: What is Philosophy? (PHIL1002)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2018
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Historical & Philosophical Inq
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
2L 1T
Incompatible
PHIL1010 PHIL1012 PHIL7140
Restricted
External offering is not available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Honours) (BPPE(Hons))
Assessment methods
A combination of essay and tutorial exercises
Course enquiries
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
The questions of what philosophy is and what philosophers do are approached through a discussion of the work of philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, Hume, Camus, Sartre, and Beauvoir. The first section of this course is devoted to questions of what there is (metaphysics) and what it is to know (epistemology), and topics covered include scepticism, the relationship between mind and body, and the problem of personal identity. The second section provides an introduction to philosophy from existential and phenomenological perspectives concerning meaning, ethics, emotions, freedom and the Other.
