Modern European Philosophy (V7066)
Modern European Philosophy
Module V7066
Module details for 2025/26.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
The module will offer a thematically nuanced investigation into the work of some of the key European philosophers of the past two hundred years. Figures to be studied might include: Hegel, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Heidegger, Levinas, Lukacs. Adorno, Arendt, Foucault, Derrida and Habermas. Students can also expect to examine some of the most signifcant work done in two or more of the following traditions: phenomenology, hermeneutics, deconstruction, critical theory, dismodule ethics, feminism. Because of the wealth of thinkers and ideas in the area, the module can vary substantially from year to year; in each year, there will be one or more unifying themes, such as critique, art, truth, faith, law, or ethics.
Module learning outcomes
Be able to think critically about the nature of philosophy itself and about how it defines or understands itself in relation to questions of history and historicity.
Be able to compare and contrast texts and arguments from the analytical and continental traditions.
Be able to develop and defend their own views on the core topics.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (4000 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 1 Tue 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
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Prof Mahon O'Brien
Convenor, Assess convenor
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Prof Sarah Sawyer
Assess convenor
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Prof Tanja Staehler
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