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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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This module surveys and analyses the major intellectual movements of the centuries in socio-historical context.It focuses on the interaction of philosophy with politics, economics, culture, science and technology. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. Identify the major philosophical movements in the history of knowledge 2. Situate philosophical debates in socio-historical context 3. Explain the meaning of such positions as idealism, materialism, rationalism, empiricism, positivism, marxism, postmodernism 4. Participate in debate on such issues as idealism v materialism, theism v agnosticism v atheism, rationalism v empiricism, positivism v neopositivism, marxism v postmodernism 5. Articulate the basic outlines of his/her own world view view vis a vis the world views arising in the history of knowledge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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ancient philosophy. from primitive thought through classical Greek philosophy. medieval philosophy. feudalism, the dominance of theology over philosophy, the debate of faith v reason, the question of the existence of God. modern philosophy. the making of the modern mind: reformation, renaissance, scientific and technological revolution, enlightenment, rationalism, empiricism, romanticism, industrialisation. marxism. dialectical materialism, systemic critique of capitalism, alternative of socialism, history of marxism in power. empiricism. the trajectory from positivism through neo-positivism to post-postivism, the alternatives of pragmatism, radical empiricism and process philosophy. existentialism. and phenomenology. postmodernism. the narrative of the end of grand narratives. rise of the repressed. class, race, gender and the history of knowledge. eurocentrism. problems with the canonical history of knowledge. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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