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| ARSL0351-2 | Questions of philosophy
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| Duration : | 24h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Alain Dantinne |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| This course offers a history of rationality from classical times.
- The birth of modern thought: beginning with the epistemological question (what can we know?), we will study the birth of subjectivity (between the 16th and 18th centuries) through Descartes, the empiricists (Bacon, Locke and Hume) and Kantian analysis.
- How the philosophy of the subject extended through post-Kantianism: from Hegel to Sartre, positivism, phenomenology and existentialism.
- Questioning the subject: contesting western rationality through Nietzsche. The birth of postmodernism and its resurgence in contemporary thought (Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida).
- Contesting rationality, psychoanalysis (Freud, Jung and Lacan).
- The question of aesthetics in modern thought (Hume, Kant, Hegel) in Nietzsche and in contemporary thought (the Frankfurt school, etc.).
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The course aims to highlight the foundations of contemporary western thought, allowing students to master the concepts of modernity and post-modernity in philosophy. It offers the opportunity to develop the ability to reflect rather than simply accumulate knowledge. It's aim therefore is that architects of the future can develop individual thought and consider their position in light of ethical and political challenges. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Courses in social sciences from the first two years of the Baccalaureat. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The teaching method alternates lectures (which include time for questions and answers) and commented reading of philosophical texts. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A portfolio of reading material is offered at the end of the syllabus. Recommended reading: Histoire de la philosophie au XXe siècle by Christian Delacampagne (Seuil 1995). |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Assessment will be based on the ability to read (understand and integrate) philosophical or social sciences publications. Students will present an essay on a subject chosen from a list (commented upon at the start of the year) and to be found as an annex to the syllabus. Students will also be questioned about the subject matter covered in class. |
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