Subjects Offered 2008
The table below can be sorted by subject code, title or coordinator by clicking on the headings.
Subject code links will take you directly to the Handbook entry for the subject.
View proposed 2009 subject offerings.
Tutorials
Philosophy uses Alloc8 for all tutorial allocations. Alloc8 can be accessed via http://sis.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/scitt.pl and is usually open to students one week before the beginning of semester.
| Semester | Subject Code | Subject Title | Subject Coordinator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 161-108 | Philosophical Issues | Dr K Jones / Dr F Schroeter | |
| 1 | 136-033/333 | Science, Reason and Reality | A/Prof H Sankey | |
| 1 | 136-260/360 | God and the Natural Sciences | Dr N Thomason / Dr S Ames | |
| 1 | 161-012 | Political Thought | Dr D Adeney | |
| 1 | 161-017 | Does God Exist? | Dr B Langtry | |
| 1 | 161-030 | Rise of Modern Philosophy | Mr R Barham / Mr Z Weber | |
| 1 | 161-200 (new) | Phil of Law | Mr A Alexandra | |
| 1 | 161-212 | Logic for Philosophers | A/Prof G Restall | |
| 1 | 161-217 | Kant | Dr M Tapper | |
| 1 | 161-221 (new) | Asian and Comparative Philosophy | Dr G Pettersen | |
| 1 | 161-236 | Nietzsche and Hegel | Dr D Rathbone | |
| 1 | 161-432 | Moral Psychology | Dr K Jones | |
| 1 | 161-433 | Value Theory | Dr F Schroeter | |
| 1 | 161-434 | Metaphysics and Epistemology | Dr B Langtry | |
| 1 | 161-447 | Topics in Advanced Logic | A/Prof G Restall / Dr A Hazen | |
| 1 | 136-527 | Ecology and Environmentalism | A/Prof H Verran | |
| 1 | 161-507 | Ethical Theory and Practice | Mr A Alexandra | |
| 1 | 161-508 | Applied Ethics Directed Study | Dr J Moss | |
| 1 | 161-512 | Literature Review | Dr D Adeney | |
| 1 | 161-513 | Reality and Value | A/Prof C Cordner / A/Prof H Sankey | |
| 1 | 161-515 | Global Justice | Dr J Moss | |
| 1 | 161-518 (new) | The Ethics of Sex | A/Prof I Primoratz | |
| 2 | 136-105 | Science, Philosophy and History | A/Prof H Verran | |
| 2 | 161-111 | Great Ideas in Philosophy | A/Prof C Cordner | |
| 2 | 136-207/307 | Philosophy of Biology | A/Prof H Verran | |
| 2 | 161-008 | Ethical Theory | A/Prof C Cordner | |
| 2 | 161-201 (new) | Reasoning and Uncertainty | A/Prof G Restall | |
| 2 | 161-215 | Philosophy of Mind | tba | |
| 2 | 161-219 (new) | Argumentation Theory | tba | |
| 2 | 161-220 (new) | Existentialism and its Critics | tba | |
| 2 | 161-238 | Indian Philosophy | Dr G Petterson | |
| 2 | 161-247 | Metaphysics | tba | |
| 2 | 161-310 | What is Philosophy? | Dr F Schroeter | |
| 2 | 161-431 | Recent European Philosophy | tba | |
| 2 | 161-436 | Philosophy of Language and Mind | Dr L Schroeter | |
| 2 | 161-437 | Applied Ethics | Dr S Keller | |
| 2 | 161-443 | Political Philosophy | Mr A Alexandra | |
| 2 | 161-448 | Asian Philosophy | Prof G Priest | |
| 2 | 136-536 | Scientific Realism and Anti-Realism | A/Prof H Sankey | |
| 2 | 161-508 | Applied Ethics Directed Study | Dr J Moss | |
| 2 | 161-512 | Literature Review | tba | |
| 2 | 161-514 | Violence, War and Terrorism | A/Prof I Primoratz | |
| 2 | 161-519 (new) | The Ethics of Environmental Responsibility | Dr G Overland | |
| 2 | 161-521 | Issues in Professional and Applied Ethics | Dr N Levy |