PHIL 267

For academic year

Great Philosophers

This course covers western philosophy from the presocratic thinkers, through Plato adn Aristotle, and then passing to the modern period to cover Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Reid.

Course overview

Points

20

Fees

$929.4 NZD

International fees

$4354 NZD

Course offered in

  • Trimester 1

Duration

1 trimester

Prerequisites

40 PHIL or HIST pts

Co-requisites

Restrictions

PHIL 208, 308 in 2012-15;

Taught by

The School of History, Philosophy, Political Science & Int'l Relations

Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Course learning objectives

Students who pass this course should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the history of philosophy and philosophical ideas;

  2. critically evaluate a variety of arguments in the history of philosophy established methods of formal or informal logic;

  3. analyse or elucidate complex ideas and concepts from the history of philosophy.

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The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington values te reo Māori. Students who wish to submit any of their assessments in te reo Māori must refer to The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy - PDF 134kb

He mea nui te reo Māori ki Te Herenga Waka. Ki te pīrangi koe ki te tuhituhi i ō aro matawai i roto i te reo Māori, tēnā me mātua whakapā atu ki te kaupapa here, The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy - PDF 134kb

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