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PHIL3689: Philosophy and Mythology
2024 unit information
This course considers the ways in which philosophers, from antiquity to the present, have sought to understand myth. Topics to be considered include: the relation between the mythological and the rational; connections between myth, art and symbol; and the birth of philosophy out of mythology
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Philosophy
| Code | PHIL3689 |
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| Academic unit | Philosophy |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 level in Philosophy or 6 credit points at 2000 level in Philosophy and 6 credit points at 2000 level in Ancient History or Ancient Greek or Latin or Studies in Religion |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Gain an understanding of a major question in the history of philosophy--the nature and function of myths.
- LO2. Acquire new knowledge regarding the ways in which philosophers used myths for philosophical purposes.
- LO3. Gain a clear grasp of the arguments proposed by various philosophers regarding the possibility of achieving a philosophical understanding of myth.
- LO4. Gain a clear grasp of the methodological significance of these questions and how they can serve to illuminate interpretive issues surrounding the study of historical and foreign-language texts and contexts.
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