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HDDR1122 - Philosophy
Credits :
7
Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , first and second term, 67,5 hours of theory.
Language of instruction :
French
Learning outcomes :
- to acquire the basic skills of understanding abstract conceptuality;
- to arouse the students' curiosity for the complexity of the various thought and argumentation processes;
- to activate their critical spirit with regard to the various forms of “knowledge”;
- to incite and nurture reflexivity through an understanding of the main themes and of some essential issues of the history of Western philosophy.
Prerequisites :
None
Co-requisites :
None
Course contents :
The course is presented in the form of a historical introduction to the history of the philosophy, from Antiquity through to the modern era. This introduction is by no means a simple “survey”. Rather, it aims to build a genuine learning path, in itself “philosophical”, through the thoughts of a certain number of central authors. While trying to highlight wherever possible the complex relationship that links the philosophical activity to its “other” or its “others”, we show in which manner the logos has systematically developed in a proximity-distance relationship with elements that are ever-challenging because of their uncompromising approach to philosophical discourse, but paradoxically constitutive of the latter (the myth, practical commitment, the desire, etc). We thus attempt to conceptualise the philosophical discourse on the basis of the contradictory requirements at work within it and which confer upon it its effectiveness on the speculative and abstract levels, as well as on the ethical or political levels.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Lectures over the entire year.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral examination on all subject matter covered during the course.
Recommended or required reading :
Handed out to students during the course for those who wish to go further into the subject matter.
Other information :
None
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