Philosophy

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.

3 credits

30.0 h

Teacher(s)

Roose Marie-Clotilde;

Language

French

Main themes

1) What is a theory?
2) The first metaphysical representations of the world : myths and cosmologies
3) Review of the main philosophy schools from Antiquity to the present day
4) Construction and spatialisation of thought
5) Living : an anthropological invariant

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Specific learning outcomes:
By the end of this teaching unit, students are able to

site themselves in (and with relation to) a cultural heritage by deepening their critical thinking.
reinterpret, in a contemporary context, the desire for a 'good life' sought by philosophers since Antiquity.
identify the vocabulary, the conceptual tools, the main themes in the development of philosophy and anthropology.
understand the major contribution of philosophy, humanities and social sciences to the conceptualisation and practice of architecture, in order to help to make the world a place to live in, individually and collectively.

Contribution to the learning outcome reference framework:
Make use of other subjects

Seek out other approaches, exchanges of views and ways of enhancing thinking about architecture
Interpret the knowledge of other subjects
Make use of other subjects to ask questions about the design and implementation of an architectural project

Express an architectural procedure

Express ideas clearly in oral, graphic and written form

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”.

Bibliography

Bibliographie complète sur moodle.
Livres principaux :
HERSCH Jeanne, L’étonnement philosophique. Une histoire de la philosophie, Coll. « Folio/Essais », Gallimard, 19932 ; Esthétique et philosophie de l’art. Repères historiques et thématiques, L’Atelier d’Esthétique, Coll. « Le point philosophique », Ed. De Boeck Université, Bruxelles, 2002 ; GOETZ B., MADEC Ph., YOUNES Ch., L’indéfinition de l’architecture. Un appel, Editions de la Villette, Paris, 2009 ; MITROVIć Branko, Philosophy for Architects, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2011.

Teaching materials

LTARC1243

Faculty or entity

LOCI

Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme

Sigle

Credits

Prerequisites

Aims

Bachelor in Architecture (Tournai)

ARCT1BA