Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Presentation of the main philosophical streams, from the Presocratics to Aristotle.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course aims at giving the basic knowledge of both the particular concepts and way of thinking in ancient philosophy, and the influence it had on the history of philosophy until now.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
References are made to the main Greek notions, but no knowledge of Ancient Greek is required.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This course introduces the doctrines of the main authors of this era. Each week is devoted to an author, a school or a particular topic. Issues that will be dealt with:
1) Ionians
2) Pythagoreans
3) Eleatics
4) Empedocles, Anaxagoras, and Democritus
5) Sophists
6) Socrates
7) Plato (dialectic, Ideas, recollection, philosophy of nature, ethics, politics)
8) Aristotle (theôria, praxis, poiêsis)
Every week, students are asked to prepare one or several chapter of the syllabus. The first hour is devoted to answer their questions and to develop some more difficult issues. The next two hours are dedicated to the reading of texts and to the practice of the history of Ancient philosophy.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
This is a first term course. It takes place on Monday, 4-7 pm, room A1/3/22 (from 17.09.2018)
Recommended or required readings
Students will be provided with a collection of texts, documents, summaries and bibliography from the first lesson. A syllabus is available at the Espace ULg Opéra.
Complementary texts will be given according to the progress of the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam in January, with a partial exam during the semester.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
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@uliege.be
Items online
Syllabus for History of Ancient Philosophy
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