4 credits
30.0 h
Q1
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2018-2019
Teacher(s)
Gaziaux Eric;
Language
French
Main themes
To reach the aims, the course will propose the study of a special topic or of an author (philosopher or theologian) through a specific problematic, with insistence on a speculative and fundamental approach.
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 explain the results of a research on a fundamental ethical question connected with theology - to evaluate with a critical approach some philosophical and theological texts about morality. |
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
2017-2018
The course will study the notion of natural law. It will expose its historical background, the position of St Thomas of Aquinas, the conciliar teaching and the post-conciliar developments on this notion. It will tackle the relevance of this concept, its strength and its limits, to develop a contemporary theological ethics.
The course will study the notion of natural law. It will expose its historical background, the position of St Thomas of Aquinas, the conciliar teaching and the post-conciliar developments on this notion. It will tackle the relevance of this concept, its strength and its limits, to develop a contemporary theological ethics.
Evaluation methods
Oral examination on the course or on the written work on the notion of natural law.
Faculty or entity
TEBI
