What is the nature of myth? How do we explain its power and enduring significance? What is the relation between myth, meaning and purpose? Why does it matter in an age of increasing materialism, secularism and individualism?

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

SUGGESTED READING

• Russell, Bertrand, Wisdom of the West
• Heraclitus, Fragments
• Plato, Phaedo
• Camus, A., Myth of Sisyphus
• Campbell, Joseph, Power of Myth
• Nietzsche, F., Thus Spake Zarathustra

COURSE OUTLINE

• What is myth?
• The power of myth
• Myth and popular culture

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Understand and analyse the nature and theories of myth
2. Gain an understanding of the relation between myth and philosophy