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History of philosophy 3: History of arabic Philosophy [ LFILO1282 ]


3.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h   1q 

This biannual course is taught on years 2015-2016, 2017-2018, ....

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

Introductory philosophy course.

Main themes

The course aims to give the students a broad historical perspective of the main trends of philosophy (falsafa) as these were developed in the Arabic-Islamic cultural sphere. The course attempts to define what falsafa is, what are its origins, and what place it occupies in Arabic-Islamic culture. It gives an introduction to the most influential thinkers and to the questions that have nourished the debates of the falâsifa.

Aims

By the end of this course, the student should:

- know the nature and the place of philosophy as it developed in the Arabic-Islamic cultural sphere;

- know how to situate historically the thinkers and trends of Arabic-Islamic philosophy;

- know how to situate philosophy's relationship to other forms of thinking in this particular cultural sphere;

- know how to define the central issues addressed and what is at stake in them in the context of Arabic-Islamic philosophy;

- know how to use the tools that allow one to study in a general, or more in depth, manner Arabic-Islamic thinking in its philosophical aspect.

Evaluation methods

Oral exam, based on the subjects addressed in class as well as on the reading.

Teaching methods

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Content

This course aims to introduce to the major issues, figures, and texts of pre-modern philosophy in the cultural realm of Islam. It comprises of two main parts:
1. Introduction to the historical genesis and development of falsafa in Islam in its interaction with Kalam and speculative mysticism, from the translation movement to the rise of Ishraq.
2. Central issues and concepts of pre-modern philosophy in Islam (epistemology, God and the world, human condition and destiny, philosophers in/and society).

Bibliography

The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy. Ed. P. Adamson et R. Taylor, 2005.

 

Other information

Supporting material: The students are encouraged to read the following works, available at the ISP library: Fakhry, M. A History of Islamic Philosophy. New York: Columbia University Press, 1983 (2nd Edition, 1st edition: 1070). This book has been translated into French by M. Nasr, Histoire de la philosophie islamique. Paris: Editions du Cerf, 1989. Cruz Hernandez, M., Historia del pensamiento en el mundo islamico. Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 1996.

Cycle et année
d'étude
> Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
> Preparatory Year for Master in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Languages
> Bachelor in Philosophy
> Preparatory year for Master in Philosophy
> Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
> Bachelor in Information and Communication
> Bachelor in Pharmacy
> Bachelor in Ancient languages and Literatures : Classics
> Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English
> Bachelor in Economics and Management
> Bachelor in Motor skills : General
> Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
> Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences
> Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General
> Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology
> Bachelor in Political Sciences: General
> Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : General
> Bachelor in Mathematics
> Bachelor in History
> Bachelor in Biomedicine
> Bachelor in religious studies
> Certificat universitaire en sciences des religions
> Master [120] in Sciences of Religions
> Preparatory year for Master in Ethics
> Certificat universitaire en philosophie (approfondissement)
Faculty or entity
in charge
> EFIL


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