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Advanced Studies in the Philosophy of Social Sciences A [ LFILO2600 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h   2q 

Ce cours bisannuel est dispensé en 2011-2012, 2013-2014, ...

Teacher(s) Dedeurwaerdere Tom ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
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Prerequisites

Reading knowledge of English sufficient to allow study of contemporary texts in the area of the philosophy of the human and social sciences.

Main themes

Each year the course will concentrate on a particular theme, and will make sure to present and contrast different philosophical approaches to the theme. The course will also attempt to combine the study of the selected theme with a reflection on the aims and methods of the philosophy of the human and social sciences.

Aims

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to pursue, in a well-informed and original manner, a question chosen from the area of the philosophy of the human and social sciences.

After completing the course, the student should be able to :
- Use research tools appropriate for the philosophy of human sciences ;
- Conceptualise the question that has been selected;
- Situate the answers to this question within the framework of the history of key concepts in the human and social sciences, and in contemporary philosophical debates between different approaches and theories ;
- Include, in the philosophical discussion of the selected question, contributions from other disciplines that bear upon the response to the question ;
- Develop arguments regarding the response to the question in an original way. Submit the method chosen for the study of the selected question to a critical reflection.

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Cycle et année
d'étude
> Certificat universitaire en philosophie (approfondissement)
> Master [60] in Philosophy
> Master [120] in Philosophy
> Master [120] in Ethics
Faculty or entity
in charge
> EFIL


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