SOPHI
PHILOSOPHY
PHIL
4011: Philosophy of “ Mere Life”
Semester 1, 2017
Unit of Study Outline
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Study Outline MUST be read in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts and Social
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and all applicable University policies.
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Unit staff
Unit
coordinators can be consulted for help with any difficulties you may have.
Unit
coordinators (as well as the Faculty) should also be informed of any illness or
other misadventure that leads students to miss classes and tutorials or be late
with assignments.
Unit Coordinator: John Grumley
Location:
711 Mungo McCallum
Email
address: John.Grumley@sydney.edu.au
Phone:
+61-2-9351-2465
Consultation
Hours: Tues 10-11am
UNIT DESCRIPTION
Philosophy of "Mere" Life
The 21st century sees a profound reassessment of the
meaning and value of life. As biomedical research and objectifying scientific
and technical appropriation of nature grows; with the political and social
crises attending processes of globalisation that question former international
guarantees of human rights, conventions for the treatment of prisoners of war
and asylum seekers, philosophers have been compelled to readdress the question
of life and the right thereto: its cultural definition, value and meaning. The
concepts of "corporeal" and "bare life" serve a range of
thinkers to express the exclusions and human suffering that attend the dominant
humanist discourse and signal resistance to its alleged illusions and crimes.
This course will examine a range of thinkers both literary and philosophical -
Coetzee, Sebald, Benjamin, Agamben, Foucault and Todorov - to fully explore the
concept of "mere" life, its various formulations,
their philosophical and political implications, its critique of traditional humanism
and its critics responses.
Learning outcomes
Broad Objectives and Generic Skills
1. To
learn reading and writing skills specific to philosophy but which also have a
wider relevance and application across other disciplines and everyday life.
2. To gain
knowledge of the history of philosophy, to interpret texts and identify key
issues and debates.
3. To
apply this theoretical knowledge to orientation in the contemporary world
4. To
promote interpersonal and oral presentation skills in the tutorial context
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Student
should improve their analytical and critical abilities in philosophical work
both written and oral.
2. A
deeper knowledge both of theoretical reflection on modernity and understanding
of the dynamics of modern societies.
3.
An increased awareness of the way in which
human understanding and reflection is
conditioned by history and culture.
Learning structure
One
two-hour lecture, one tutorial per week
Class times and locations
Lecture:
2-4pm Thurs
Unit schedule
Semester One
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Week
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Week beginning
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Seminar Schedule
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Presenters
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1
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05 March
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Introductory lecture
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2
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12 March
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2. Coetzee J. M. Waiting for the Barbarians Secker &Warburg, London. 1981
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3
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19 March
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3.
Sebald W. G. The Emigrants Harvill
Press, London, 1996
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4
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26 March
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4.Todorov.
T. ‘Barbarism and Civilisation’ from Then
Fear of the Barbarians: Beyond the Clash of Civilisations Polity, 2010
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5
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2 APRIL
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5.
Benjamin, W. ‘Critique of Violence’ in Selected
Works Vol 1, Harvard University Press, pp 236-252
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BREAK
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6-12 April*
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6
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16 April*
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6.
Schmitt, C. ‘Definition of Sovereignty’ & ‘Political Theology’ from Political Theology Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty MIT,
1988, pp5-15, pp36-52
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7
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27 April
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7.
Benjamin, W. On the Concept of History
& Paralipomena to “On the Concept of History in Selected Works Vol 4.
Harvard University Press, 2003, pp 399-411
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8
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04 May
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8.
Arendt, H. ‘ Labor, Work and Action’ Amor
Mundi: Explorations in the Faith and Thought of Hannah Arendt Ed) James.
W. Bernauer, Martinus Nijhoff, 1987, pp 29-43
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9
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11 May
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9.
Adorno, T. W. “The Idea of Natural History’ Telos No 60 Summer 1984
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18 May
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10.
Foucault, M. ‘The Right of Death
and Power Over Life’ History of
Sexuality Vol 1 An Introduction.
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25 May
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11. Agamben, G ‘Introduction’ Homo Sacer pp1-1and Agamben, G
‘Biopolitics and the Rights of Man’ Homo
Sacer pp 126-135
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01 June
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12. Todorov, T.
‘ A Well-Tempered Humanism’ On
Human Diversity: Nationalism. Racism and Exoticism in French Thought Harvard University Press, 1993 pp383-400
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STUVAC
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08 June*
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EXAMS
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15 June
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* NB: Public holidays on Friday 03 April - Monday 06 April, Saturday 25 April, Monday 08 June.
Reading requirements:
The Course Reader that is required for tutorials
and take-home exams is available at the copy centre.
Further
Reading:
READING
Course Reader available from the Co-op.
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