Module PHL3002 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
PHL3002: Existentialism
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Introduction to Existentialism & Soren Kierkegaard
- Friedrich Nietzsche – The Gay Science
- Martin Heidegger – Being and Time
- Jean-Paul Sartre – ‘Existentialism as Humanism’
- Jean-Paul Sartre – Nausea and Being & Nothingness
- Simone de Beauvoir – Feminist Existentialism and The Ethics of Ambiguity
- Albert Camus – The Outsider and The Myth of Sisyphus
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky – Notes from Underground
- Frantz Fanon – Black Skins, White Masks
- Ralph Ellison – The Invisible Man
- Soren Kierkegaard – 'Subjectivity is Truth, Truth is Subjectivity’
Martin Heidegger – Being and& Time – Dasein, Authenticity and being-towards-death
Jean-Paul Sartre – ‘Existentialism as Humanism’
Jean-Paul Sartre – Nausea Jean-Paul Sartre – Nausea and Being & Nothingness
Simone de Beauvoir – Feminist Existentialism and The Ethics of Ambiguity
Simone de Beauvoir – The Blood of Others
Albert Camus – The Outsider and The Myth of Sisyphus
Fyodor Dostoyevsky – Notes from Underground
Frantz Fanon – Black Skins, White Masks
Ralph Ellison – The Invisible Man
Soren Kierkegaard – Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death'Subjectivity is Truth, Truth is Subjectivity’
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 16.5 | 11 x 2 hours per week for lectures and seminars. Close readings of key texts will be part of lecture/seminar activities |
| Guided Independent Study | 45 | Preparation for lectures and seminar participation including reading and planning. |
| Guided Independent Study | 83.5 | Independent research for glossary entry and essay. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
