Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
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
Introduction to ethical modern philosophy, in an historical perspective, from Pic de la Mirandole and Montaigne to Sartre and Arendt.
Freedom - liberty will be the key-question of this course.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Introduction to major and key issues in moral philosophy.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Oral course.
Powerpoints and podcasts availalble
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
30 hrs at the 2nd semester + 6 hrs of repetition. See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings
Philosophy students must read three textes for the oral exam. For example : Les origines de la pensée grecque (Vernant), a chapter from Les Essais (Montaigne), Race et Histoire (Lévi-Strauss)...
I will present the texts to read at first session.
Other students (coming from Communication, Romane,...) don't have to read these texts.
Assessment methods and criteria
Students in Philosophy: oral examination. All the others: written examination. May/June
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course takes place in the second semester, friday, 08.00 to 10.00 PM, salle Gothot
Contacts
Contact: Antoine.Janvier@uliege.be