PHILOSOPHY AND LITERACY MODERNITY | Federation University

PLHRS4005 PHILOSOPHY AND LITERACY MODERNITY

The course will examine the relationship between philosophy and literature in the epoch of literary modernity (from the late eighteenth century until the mid-twentieth century). Beginning with an analysis of the boundaries between philosophy and literature outlined in the Classical tradition (Plato and Aristotle), the course will demonstrate how these boundaries are increasingly blurred and problematised in modern Western thought. Key literary-philosophical movements for consideration will include Romanticism, Modernism and Existentialism. Key authors for study will include: Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Friedrich Nietzsche, Virginia Woolf, Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka and Albert Camus.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).

2026 contribution amount* $2,175
2026 grandfathered contribution amount^ $997

^ If you are a continuing student who commenced your course before 1 January 2021, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented, for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.

* For Psychology and Social Work bands the unit fee amount is determined by accredited courses. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should refer to the information below.

Domestic full fee–paying places

A domestic full fee–paying place is one that isn’t subsidised by the Australian Government. These places are offered to postgraduate students or those who are ineligible for a CSP. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees, which means individual unit fees vary according to the degree. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

International full fee–paying places

International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

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