Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in philosophy | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in history, research focus | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is an introduction to the history of medieval philosophy dealing with the problem of the universals connected with issues in contemporary philosophy, and based on a selections of texts. The course would like to show what makes medieval philosophy so specific, in its ways of philosophizing and in its links to our philosophical present.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To introduce students to issues and methods that make up the specificity of Medieval Philosophy.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Each part of the course will be devoted to an aspect of the problem that will give rise to a presentation of theoretical problems and solutions, but also, and inseparably, to the reading and the commentary of a set of founding texts.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
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Course materials and recommended or required readings
We will work with a choice of texts distributed during the class and made available on MyULiege. The bibliography indicates the works and comments on which the course will be based.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Further information:
3-hour writing examination including 2 questions on the course itself and 1 explanation of a short text taken from texts studied during the class.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Olivier Dubouclez
Departement of Philosophy
History of Modern Philosophy
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
email: Olivier.Dubouclez@uliege.be
I receive students on Tuesday (12:00-13:00) or by appointment.