History of Philosophy VI: Contemporary philosophy (second part)

Teacher(s)

Camilleri Sylvain;

Language

French

Prerequisites

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The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

The course offers a general overview of post-Hegelian philosophy, paying particular attention to metaphysics, ethics, and anthropology. It provides a general survey of post-Kantianism; of phenomenology (from Husserl to Merleau-Ponty by way of Heidegger); of critical theory (from the Frankfurt School to Habermas); from Nietzsche to (up to) post-modernism. The particular focus of the course changes from year to year. The course is based on lectures and on discussions.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	By the end of the course, the student should be able to give an account of the key moments of Contemporary philosophy both in its metaphysical and moral dimensions-these complement the linguistic and logical dimensions studied in the first part of the course.

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”.

Content

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Teaching methods

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Evaluation methods

Assessment is on the course and takes the form of an oral examination during which students are invited to comment on a passage from the set texts after written preparation lasting a quarter of an hour.

Other information

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Bibliography

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Faculty or entity

EFIL