Aims

By the end of the course, the student should be able to analyse one or more texts in ancient philosophy and/or to address a specific question.

Main themes

In-depth analysis of a text and/or of a specific question in ancient philosophy. Content varies each year depending on the lecturer's research (for example : the semantic evolution of the term fantasia in ancient philosophy ; in-depth analysis of the first chapters of Aristotle's Metaphysics; the notion of substance in various texts of Plato and Aristotle; etc.).

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Assessment : assessment is based on attendance and active class participation, as well as on a paper dealing with a theme addressed during the course.

Supporting material : Texts to be analysed in the original and translation.

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