Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Counet Jean-Michel (coordinator); Leclercq Jean;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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basic introductory course in metaphysics and the history of philosophy.
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a general understanding of the main problems, schools of thought, and concepts in these areas.
Main themes
The seminar will deal with a topic in the area of metaphysics and the history of philosophy to be determined by its members in relation to research projects they are working on. Active participation and attendance at seminar meetings is strongly encouraged. Professors and other researchers from the UCL who have an interest in the topic, as well as specialists in the topic from outside the UCL, may participate in the seminar.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | Upon completion of the seminar the student should be able to :
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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
The lecture will allow students to delve more deeply into the work of some of the most important philosophers of the tradition already encountered in the course of metaphysics. We shall especially read extracts from Hegel's Preface to his Phenomenology, from saint Thomas Aquinas' Summa contra Gentiles, from Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy, and from Aristotle's Metaphysics.
Teaching methods
Lecture.
Evaluation methods
The written exam will be based on the contents of the course and an essay written by the student. No test shall be taken outside the period of exams.
Bibliography
La bibliographie sera progressivement établie en fonction de l'avancement du séminaire et par les contributions des participants.
Faculty or entity
EFIL
