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PHIL 263
: Philosophy of Biology2020 Semester Two (1205)
Examines philosophical and conceptual issues in the life sciences. Topics may include the units and levels of selection, adaptationism, the evolution of altruism, biology and ethics, sociobiology and evolutionary psychology, cultural evolution, evolution versus creationism, and the origin and nature of life.
Prerequisite: 30 points in Philosophy or 60 points
Restriction: PHIL 363
Restriction: PHIL 363
802
PHIL 268
: Ethical Theory2025 Semester One (1253)
Philosophical study of moral theory, in both normative ethics and meta-ethics. Topics covered may include: accounts of well-being such as hedonism, preference theory, and objectivism; theories of right action such as consequentialism and contractualism; the demandingness of morality; the role of intuitions in moral theory; and the status and justification of moral theories.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in Philosophy or any 60 points passed from the BA or 30 points in Global Politics and Human Rights
Restriction: PHIL 368
Restriction: PHIL 368
803
PHIL 268
: Ethical Theory2022 Semester One (1223)
Philosophical study of moral theory, in both normative ethics and meta-ethics. Topics covered may include: accounts of well-being such as hedonism, preference theory, and objectivism; theories of right action such as consequentialism and contractualism; the demandingness of morality; the role of intuitions in moral theory; and the status and justification of moral theories.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in Philosophy or any 60 points passed from the BA or 30 points in Global Politics and Human Rights
Restriction: PHIL 368
Restriction: PHIL 368
804
PHIL 268
: Ethical Theory2020 Semester One (1203)
Philosophical study of moral theory, in both normative ethics and meta-ethics. Topics covered may include: accounts of well-being such as hedonism, preference theory, and objectivism; theories of right action such as consequentialism and contractualism; the demandingness of morality; the role of intuitions in moral theory; and the status and justification of moral theories.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage I in Philosophy or any 60 points passed from the BA or 30 points in Global Politics and Human Rights
Restriction: PHIL 368
Restriction: PHIL 368
805
PHIL 301
: Philosophy for Children2021 Semester Two (1215)
Provides a thorough practical grounding in facilitation of philosophical communities of inquiry, and in the construction of materials to stimulate philosophical inquiry. Opportunities for classroom practice in co-operating primary schools will be provided to participants who are not classroom-based.
Prerequisite: 60 points in Philosophy
Restriction: PHIL 701
Restriction: PHIL 701
806
PHIL 301
: Philosophy for Children2020 Semester Two (1205)
Provides a thorough practical grounding in facilitation of philosophical communities of inquiry, and in the construction of materials to stimulate philosophical inquiry. Opportunities for classroom practice in co-operating primary schools will be provided to participants who are not classroom-based.
Prerequisite: 60 points in Philosophy
Restriction: PHIL 701
Restriction: PHIL 701
807
PHIL 302
: Medieval Philosophy2025 Semester One (1253)
A detailed introduction to either the work of a leading medieval philosopher, for example Augustine, Abaelard, Scotus or Ockham, or to one or more of the topics which were of interest to medieval philosophers. The course aims to show how understanding medieval philosophy is essential for the history of Christian thought and philosophy up to modern times.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Philosophy, or EUROPEAN 100 and 15 points at Stage II in Philosophy
808
PHIL 302
: Medieval Philosophy2023 Semester Two (1235)
A detailed introduction to either the work of a leading medieval philosopher, for example Augustine, Abaelard, Scotus or Ockham, or to one or more of the topics which were of interest to medieval philosophers. The course aims to show how understanding medieval philosophy is essential for the history of Christian thought and philosophy up to modern times.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Philosophy, or EUROPEAN 100 and 15 points at Stage II in Philosophy
809
PHIL 302
: Medieval Philosophy2022 Semester One (1223)
A detailed introduction to either the work of a leading medieval philosopher, for example Augustine, Abaelard, Scotus or Ockham, or to one or more of the topics which were of interest to medieval philosophers. The course aims to show how understanding medieval philosophy is essential for the history of Christian thought and philosophy up to modern times.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Philosophy, or EUROPEAN 100 and 15 points at Stage II in Philosophy
810
PHIL 302
: Medieval Philosophy2021 Semester One (1213)
A detailed introduction to either the work of a leading medieval philosopher, for example Augustine, Abaelard, Scotus or Ockham, or to one or more of the topics which were of interest to medieval philosophers. The course aims to show how understanding medieval philosophy is essential for the history of Christian thought and philosophy up to modern times.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Philosophy, or EUROPEAN 100 and 15 points at Stage II in Philosophy
811
PHIL 302
: Medieval Philosophy2020 Semester Two (1205)
A detailed introduction to either the work of a leading medieval philosopher, for example Augustine, Abaelard, Scotus or Ockham, or to one or more of the topics which were of interest to medieval philosophers. The course aims to show how understanding medieval philosophy is essential for the history of Christian thought and philosophy up to modern times.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Philosophy, or EUROPEAN 100 and 15 points at Stage II in Philosophy
812
PHIL 306
: Language, Truth and Meaning2025 Semester One (1253)
Explores how language is used to communicate ideas. Topics may include: the nature of meaning, how words can convey meaning, how word meaning combines to create sentential meaning, how we communicate better by not saying what we mean, how we repair and reconstrue utterances to extract meaning, how truth is related to meaning, how slurs work.
Prerequisite: 30 points in Philosophy at Stage II
Restriction: PHIL 206
Restriction: PHIL 206
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PHIL 306
: Language, Truth and Meaning2024 Semester One (1243)
Explores how language is used to communicate ideas. Topics may include: the nature of meaning, how words can convey meaning, how word meaning combines to create sentential meaning, how we communicate better by not saying what we mean, how we repair and reconstrue utterances to extract meaning, how truth is related to meaning, how slurs work.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Philosophy
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PHIL 306
: Language, Truth and Meaning2023 Semester One (1233)
Examines the relationship between language, thought, and reality. Topics include the nature of existence and nonexistence; the linguistic turn in analytic philosophy; theories of reference, meaning, and truth; the relation between meaning, necessity, and the a priori; scepticism about meaning and reference. (PHIL 101 offers useful background, but the course is intended to be accessible to students without a formal background in logic.)
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Philosophy
815
PHIL 306
: Language, Truth and Meaning2021 Semester One (1213)
Examines the relationship between language, thought, and reality. Topics include the nature of existence and nonexistence; the linguistic turn in analytic philosophy; theories of reference, meaning, and truth; the relation between meaning, necessity, and the a priori; scepticism about meaning and reference. (PHIL 101 offers useful background, but the course is intended to be accessible to students without a formal background in logic.)
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Philosophy
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PHIL 308
: Special Topic: Political Philosophy: Resistance and Reconciliation2025 Semester Two (1255)
Explores philosophical concepts arising from and enacted within resistance movements and processes of reconciliation in Aotearoa New Zealand, wider Moana-Oceania and the world.
Prerequisite: 30 points in Philosophy at Stage II or 60 points at Stage II
Restriction: PHIL 228
Restriction: PHIL 228
817
PHIL 310
: Political Philosophy 32021 Semester Two (1215)
Advanced topics in Political Philosophy.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Global Politics and Human Rights, Philosophy or Politics and International Relations
818
PHIL 310
: Political Philosophy 32020 Semester Two (1205)
Advanced topics in Political Philosophy.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Global Politics and Human Rights, Philosophy or Political Studies or Politics and International Relations
819
PHIL 315
: Topics in Applied Logic2024 Semester Two (1245)
A selection of topics in applied logic such as: modal logic (the logic of necessity and possibility), temporal logic (the logic of time), dynamic logic (the logic of change), and epistemic logic (the logic of knowledge and belief, including the logic of belief revision).
Prerequisite: 15 points from PHIL 222, 216 or 266
820
PHIL 315
: Topics in Applied Logic2022 Semester Two (1225)
A selection of topics in applied logic such as: modal logic (the logic of necessity and possibility), temporal logic (the logic of time), dynamic logic (the logic of change), and epistemic logic (the logic of knowledge and belief, including the logic of belief revision).
Prerequisite: 15 points from PHIL 222, 216 or 266
821
PHIL 315
: Topics in Applied Logic2021 Semester Two (1215)
A selection of topics in applied logic such as: modal logic (the logic of necessity and possibility), temporal logic (the logic of time), dynamic logic (the logic of change), and epistemic logic (the logic of knowledge and belief, including the logic of belief revision).
Prerequisite: 15 points from PHIL 222, 216 or 266
822
PHIL 315
: Topics in Applied Logic2020 Semester Two (1205)
A selection of topics in applied logic such as: modal logic (the logic of necessity and possibility), temporal logic (the logic of time), dynamic logic (the logic of change), and epistemic logic (the logic of knowledge and belief, including the logic of belief revision).
Prerequisite: 15 points from PHIL 222, 216 or 266
823
PHIL 320
: Philosophy of Mind2021 Semester One (1213)
There are many philosophical problems concerning mental lives (in particular, human mental lives), how they are constituted, and what makes them possible – problems which have generated a vast literature and diverse important philosophical theories. Theories introduced and critically examined will include dualisms, but will mainly comprise forms of physicalism such as philosophical behaviourism, the identity theory and especially functionalist theories.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Philosophy or PHIL 260 and SCIGEN 201
Restriction: PHIL 200
Restriction: PHIL 200
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PHIL 323
: Philosophy of Logic2022 Semester One (1223)
An introduction to philosophical logic, covering topics such as: paradoxes, non-classical logic, language and logic, conditionals. Emphasis is put on a back and forth dialogue between the methodologies of logic and philosophy.
Prerequisite: PHIL 222 or 30 points at Stage II in Philosohpy
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PHIL 323
: Philosophy of Logic2020 Semester Two (1205)
An introduction to philosophical logic, covering topics such as: paradoxes, non-classical logic, language and logic, conditionals. Emphasis is put on a back and forth dialogue between the methodologies of logic and philosophy.
Prerequisite: PHIL 222 or 30 points at Stage II in Philosohpy