Module Catalogue 2024/25

PHI2006 : Philosophy, Culture and Society (Inactive)

PHI2006 : Philosophy, Culture and Society (Inactive)

  • Inactive for Year: 2024/25
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Lorenzo Chiesa
  • Lecturer: Dr Daniel Koczy
  • Owning School: School X
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 1 Credit Value: 10
Semester 2 Credit Value: 10
ECTS Credits: 10.0
European Credit Transfer System
Pre-requisite

Modules you must have done previously to study this module

Pre Requisite Comment

N/A

Co-Requisite

Modules you need to take at the same time

Co Requisite Comment

N/A

Aims

To introduce students to some of the most important modern and contemporary philosophical conceptions of subjectivity and political agency in the context of specific cultures and societies and to some of the most important twentieth and twentieth-first century critiques of them.

Outline Of Syllabus

This module provides students with a critical-historical approach to 20th and 21st century philosophical ideas of political agency and reflect on how these ideas account for our social and cultural practices and our self-understanding today. It will also consider philosophical critiques of culture and society and the political implications of such critiques.

Learning Outcomes

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

Students will acquire an in depth range of specific knowledge enabling them to understand and critically engage with the material in question. In addition they will develop the ability to apply ideas/concepts to relevant contemporary issues.

Intended Skill Outcomes

Students will acquire an in depth range of specific knowledge enabling them to understand and critically engage with the material in question. In addition they will develop the ability to apply ideas/concepts to relevant contemporary issues.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion140:0040:00Essay preparation and completion
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture201:0020:00N/A
Structured Guided LearningStructured research and reading activities201:0020:00Specific research or reading activities developed and directed by academic staff
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesSmall group teaching201:0020:00Tutorials
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study1100:00100:00Review lecture material, prepare for small group teaching and assessment
Total200:00
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

The lectures will provide essential subject-specific knowledge on a range of seminal thinkers and ideas. Seminars permit discussion of the relative merits of these thinkers and ideas and guide independent analysis, interpretation, and critique. Students will explore lecture material in greater depth. Seminars will also facilitate skill in approaching and selecting material for essays. Students will utilize the reading list in order to allow for fruitful seminar discussion. The private study time will be devoted to the independent interpretation of material, the selection of topics and the writing of essays. Other time will be needed for the gathering of resources. The essay form gauges students’ ability to move between generalization and appropriately detailed discussion, and to cite relevant texts.

Reading Lists

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Other Assessment
Description Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Essay1A502000 word essay
Essay2A502000 word essay
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Essays will demonstrate the students' abilities to gather information and analyse and interpret data. They will also show evidence of critical reflection appropriate to a stage two level on the honours degree.

Timetable

Past Exam Papers

General Notes

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