Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Antiquity Philosophical Texts | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Marc-Antoine Gavray | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| The course will be devoted to the reading of Plato's two Hippias. | ||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The aim of the course is to follow the differents interpretation of a seminal text of the ancient platonic cosmology. | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| No knowledge of Ancient Greek is required. | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| After a general introduction, every session will have the form of a seminar, in which we will read collectively a portion of the text. Every participant in his turn will be asked to prepare one section. | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 1st term, Wednesday 4-6 pm, room A1/3/28b, from the 16.09.2015 | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The course will be devoted to reading Plato's Hippias minor and Hippias major. Students will receive a complete bibliography during the first lessons. They are also invited to find access to one of the two following translations:
- Platon, Hippias mineur. Hippias majeur, tr. J.-F. Balaudé, Paris, Le Livre de Poche, 2004. - Platon, Hippias majeur. Hippias mineur, tr. J.-F. Pradeau et F. Fronterotta, Paris, Flammarion, 2005. Lastly, for the exam, students will be asked to prepare another of Plato's dialogue, chosen in the following list: - Euthydemus - Gorgias - Protagoras - Sophist - Statesman - Theaetetus |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination in January. | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Marc-Antoine Gavray
Department of Philosophy
Place du 20 Août, 7, bat. A1
4000 Liège
Tel.+32 (0)4 366 92 00 e-mail: Marc-Antoine.Gavray@ulg.ac.be |
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