HPA Philosophy – School of Philosophy as at 14th May, 2002
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Philosophy – School of Philosophy
Philosophy is the inquiry into the fundamental nature of reality, our knowledge thereof,
the nature of our moral life, and what it is to be human. The principal divisions of
philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics, ethics, political philosophy, logic,
the philosophy of language and the philosophy of science. Philosophy is foundational to
many other disciplines and is an excellent vehicle for developing critical and creative
reading, reasoning and writing skills, as well as for developing a deeper understanding of
the nature of existence. The School of Philosophy offers a range of units addressing
philosophical concerns from both Western and Asian perspectives. The School particularly
encourages the study of the history of philosophy because of the context it provides for
understanding individual philosophical texts and ideas.
Many units are offered on two or three-year cycles. If a unit is not offered this year then it
may be offered next year or the year after. Check unit details for confirmation, or contact
the School.
A major sequence in Philosophy consists of 25% of level 100 units plus 75% of level
200/300 units – a total of 100%. At least 25% of units must be from level 300.
In addition, an honours course HPA400 Philosophy 4 is offered in the fourth year.
Students who commenced the major before 2001
Students who began their degree before 2001 and who wish to complete a major in
Philosophy are reminded that a major consists of sequential study in one discipline with a
total HECS weighting of 100% as detailed above.
Refer to page B-xx for further information on the changes to the BA.
Unit title
campus-sem
weight
code
Level 100
Semester 1
HPA101
Philosophy 1A
H.o31
12.5%
HPA181
Introduction to
L.1, D.1,
12.5%
Philosophy 1A
Semester 2
HPA102
Philosophy 1B
H.o32,
12.5%
HPA182
Introduction to
L.2, D.2,
12.5%
Philosophy 1B
Level 200/300
Students must complete 25% of level 100 Philosophy in order to progress to level 200/300
units as part of a major in Philosophy
January-February (summer school)
HPA101
Philosophy 1A
H.o31
12.5%
HPA102
Philosophy 1B
H.o32,
12.5%
HPA276 or HPA376
Indo–Tibetan
O.9
25%
Philosophy, History
and Culture
HPA256 or HPA356
Chance,
H.o31, L.1, D.1<w> 12.5%
Coincidence and
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Chaos
Semester 1
Buddhism, Ethics
and Nonviolence
Chance,
Coincidence and
Chaos
Contemporary
Bioethics
History of
Philosophy 1: from
Early Greece to the
Renaissance
Introduction to
Buddhist
Philosophy
Introduction to
Logic
Philosophy of
Feminism
Philosophical
Psychology
Reasoning Skills
Time Travel
Semester 2
Choice, Risk and
Decision
History of
Philosophy 2:
Modern Philosophy
Law, Society and
Morality
Logic and
Possibility
Meaning and
Understanding
The Meaning of
Life
Moral Philosophy
Philosophy 2002
Philosophy and the
Body
The Philosophy of
Kierkegaard
The Philosophy of
Nietzsche
H.o13
12.5%
HPA297 or HPA397
H.o31, L.1, D.1<w>
12.5%
HPA256 or HPA356
H.1
12.5%
HPA200 or HPA300
H.1, D.1<w>
12.5%
HPA266 or HPA366
H.1,
12.5%
HPA219 or HPA319
H.1, L.1, B.1<v>
12.5%
HPA291 or HPA391
H.1, D.1<w>
12.5%
HPA270 or HPA370
H.1
12.5%
HPA203 or HPA303
H.1, L.1<w>,
D.1<w>
H.1, L.1, D.1<w>
12.5%
HPA275 or HPA375
12.5%
HPA208 or HPA308
H.2,
12.5%
HPA294 or HPA394
H.2, D.2<w>
12.5%
HPA268 or HPA368
D.2<w>
12.5%
HPA242 or HPA342
H.2
12.5%
HPA292 or HPA392
L.2
12.5%
HPA245 or HPA345
H.2
12.5%
HPA209 or HPA309
D.2
H.9, L.9<v>
H.2
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
HPA210 or HPA310
HPA398
HPA271 or HPA371
L.1
12.5%
HPA202 or HPA302
H.2
12.5%
HPA230 or HPA330
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Place and
H.2
Environment
Self and
L.2
Subjectivity
Units not offered in 2002
Chinese Philosophy H.9,
Philosophy and
L.9
Literature
Philosophy of Mind H.9,
Philosophy of
H.9,
Religion
Postmodernism
H.9
and its Critics
Topics in the
L.9
History of
PhilosophyAutono
my and Identity:
Kant and Beyond
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12.5%
HPA204 or HPA304
12.5%
HPA233 or HPA333
12.5%
12.5%
HPA220 or HPA320
HPA201 or HPA301
12.5%
12.5%
HPA207 or HPA307
HPA293 or HPA393
12.5%
HPA206 or HPA306
12.5%
HPA214 or HPA314
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