PHL477: Life, Death and Meaning

Questions of meaning and how we fit into the world often seem empty and outdated. Science and technology provide the dominant framework for thinking about who we are and what matters in life. Material possessions seem to be the only measure of life's success. Is it possible to speak of the meaning of life? Is the ancient concern with the soul meaningful to us? How can we think about death? What is the connection between responsibility and a meaningful life?

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 1 hour per week; tutorials: 1.5 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in Honours or Postgraduate-level courses. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
Notes	Normally available every second year.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Dr Lubica Ucnik Position: Snr Lecturer Level C - Philosophy E-mail: L.Ucnik@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.057 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2313
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Lubica Ucnik Snr Lecturer Level C - Philosophy (L.Ucnik@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2313 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.057 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)