Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in philosophy (120 ECTS) | 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
Critical analysis of: Jacques Derrida, "Cogito et histoire de la folie".
The course will propose a study of a famous article by Jacques Derrida, "Cogito et histoire de la folie" which dates from 1963 and was republished in 1967 in L'Ecriture et la difference. If this article is famous because of a lively debate with Michel Foucault's Histoire de la folie, Derrida putting in question Foucault's interpretation of a passage from the First Meditation devoted to madness ("Mais quoi? ce sont des fous ... "). The course will consider this controversy but will also concentrate on the meaning of the cogito as "silent madness" proposed by Derrida and situate it in the debates on the meaning of self-consciousness. How can the cogito be mad? How can it be silent? Does it mean pure presence to oneself? On the contrary, is it linked to a linguistic formulation? Will Derrida not criticize the Husserlian "living present" and pure thought in La Voix et le Phénomène?
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To be able to analyze a contemporary philosophical text and to put it into perspective within the history of philosphy.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Bonne connaissance préalable de l'histoire de la philosophie moderne et contemporaine.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The course will take place on Thursday 13:00-15:00.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
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Recommended or required readings
Bibliography
Main work :
J. Derrida, « Cogito et histoire de la folie », in L'Ecriture et la Différence, Paris, Seuil, 1967, p. 51-97.
Complementary works:
J. Derrida, La Voix et le Phénomène, Paris, PUF, 1967.
- "Violence et métaphysique. Essai sur la pensée d'Emmanuel Levinas", in L'Ecriture et la Différence, p. 117-228.
M. Foucault, Histoire de la folie à l'âge classique, Paris, Gallimard, 1972.
- « Mon corps, ce papier, ce feu » (1972), in Dits et Ecrits, I, Paris, Gallimard, 1994, p. 1113-1136.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam AND written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
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Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
olivier.dubouclez@ulg.ac.be
Département de Philosophie
Place du 20 Août, 7, 4000 Liège
Tél 04 366 56 56, Fax : 04 366 55 59