PHL401: Existence and Freedom

Investigates key figures and central themes of existential philosophy: Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, the Phenomenological Enterprise of Edmund Husserl, and Heidegger and Sartre. Existentialists were disenchanted with the remoteness of traditional philosophical questions and the lack of personal and ethical commitment to the pressing issues of the contemporary world. Themes: the unique manner of human existence, anxiety in the face of nothing, the absurdity hidden behind efforts to find meaning, and the radical contingency at the basis of human freedom.

Related Unit Codes:

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Contact Time	Lectures/tutorials: 2.5 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Dr Paul McDonald Position: Senior Lecturer - Philosophy E-mail: P.McDonald@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.046 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2992
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Paul McDonald Senior Lecturer - Philosophy (P.McDonald@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2992 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.046 MURDOCH S2: Internal (03/08/2009 - 27/11/2009)   MURDOCH S2: External (03/08/2009 - 27/11/2009)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)