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Contribution of the course to the program objectives:
Regarding the learning outcomes of the program of Bachelor in Engineering, this course contributes to the development and the acquisition of the following learning outcomes:
- LO 4.2
- LO 5.1
Specific learning outcomes of the course:
More precisely, at the end of the course the students will be able to
- explain in a clear and coherent way the viewpoints on man and the world that he will have encountered in the lessons.
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Written exam on the lectures (12 points.)
The practical side shall rely on a personal essay (8 points.)
Lecture (8 lessons) and personal work (1 period for the general information, another one for Q&As; what is left from the 15h devoted to the practical side of the course shall be devoted to personal work.)
Lecture:
1. Pre-philosophic Wisdom in the ancient Near East
2. Wisdom and the Bible
3. Greek Philosophy
4. Roman philosophy
5. Philosophical traditions within the Hindu world
6. Confucianism and Daoïsm in China
7. Buddhist wisdom in India and Chine
8. G. Lemaître and the science and faith debate
The practical side of the course shall rely upon the reading of a book and a personal work according to the information that shall be given during the information period.
Updated notes each week on iCampus.
The e-notes on iCampus are no substitute for the regular attendance.
