Love and Friendship (PHL215/415)

 

This unit will be available in 2011

 

Co-ordinator	Dr Peta Bowden
Enrolment Options	Semester 2, Internal and External
Points	4

 
 
 

Love and friendship have long been recognized as playing a central part in the best sort of human life. But just what love is, how friendship differs from other sorts of love, and why love relationships are so important is not so readily understood. This unit explores philosophical perspectives on the nature of love and friendship, the roles of intimacy, uniqueness, constancy, reciprocity and love of humanity, as well as themes concerning autonomy, jealousy, gender and ethics.

 

Lectures/Tutorials	2.5 hours per week
Prerequisites	Nil. This unit is intended to be accessible to students from all disciplines
Assessment	Internal mode: Tutorial participation and presentation, exercises, essays. External mode: Short answer exercise, essay, test

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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