ASP211 - Freedom and Power: Existentialism and Beyond
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Melbourne (Burwood), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ASP109 |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week All students will also be able to engage in discussion of the unit material via discussion forums on CloudDeakin |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online) | 1 x 1-hour class per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week All students will also be able to engage in discussion of the unit material via discussion forums on CloudDeakin |
Content
Over the course of this unit, students will develop a critical understanding of key ideas in existentialist philosophy and debates over power and freedom in postwar European thought. Existentialist accounts of themes such as freedom, anguish (or anxiety), mortality, authenticity, and value will be discussed, as well as critiques of existentialism offered by subsequent major thinkers.
Unit Fee Information
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