Classics of Moral Philosophy: Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morals
29th April to 8th July
This course will undertake a reading of Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals, which put forward a scathing and highly influential attack on the ‘conventional’ morality of the time which still resonates to this day. Nietzsche’s criticisms are taken very seriously by contemporary philosophers such as Bernard Williams and Alasdair MacIntyre. After completing the Genealogy, we will go on to look at some commentaries on Nietzsche’s ethics by more contemporary philosophers, according to the interests of the group. This is a live online course, so participants will need to have access to a computer, microphone and headphones, as well as a reliable internet connection.
This course follows a lecture+ seminar format; the first hour will be a live lecture given by Dr Sam Fremantle, the second hour will be a seminar discussion on questions arising from the lecture and reading.
What you get
All lectures and seminars will take place on Mondays and run from 7pm to 9pm BST (British Summer Time).
This course follows a lecture+ seminar format; the first hour will be a live lecture given by Dr Sam Fremantle, the second hour will be a seminar discussion on questions arising from the lecture and reading.
What you get
- Full access to the International School of Philosophy online material (via Moodle)
- A weekly 2 hour live online lecture + seminar using Big Blue Button and accessible through Moodle.
- Reading for the week's's topic (available on Moodle).
- An online forum (on Moodle) to discuss the week's reading moderated by the lecturer for the week's topic.
- Lecture and seminar recorded and available online for one week after it takes place.
All lectures and seminars will take place on Mondays and run from 7pm to 9pm BST (British Summer Time).
Teacher
Dr Sam Fremantle
Course fee £135*
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