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, hybrid learning)
This is a first-term course. It takes place on Monday, 4-7 pm (from 21.09.2020), and on Wednesday, 11-11 am (from 23.09.2020), salle Lumière.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
See French version.
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
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.
Oral exam in January.
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