Existentialism (V7084)
15 credits, Level 4
Autumn teaching
In this module, you'll engage with key existentialist philosophers like Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Friedrich Nietzsche, Søren Kierkegaard, Martin Heidegger, and Albert Camus. You'll also examine how existentialism is present in more contemporary philosophy.
You'll explore key concepts like:
- freedom
- facticity
- ambiguity
- absurdity
- human existence.
You'll discuss how existentialism relates to ethical issues and why it appears in philosophy as well as literature.
Teaching
50%: Lecture
50%: Seminar