Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in philosophy | 5 crédits |
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
From Kant to Schopenhauer: metamorphosis of reason
The course will offer a detailed reading of Kant's transcendental Dialectic in the Critique of Pure Reason and then a readings of Schoenhauer's World as will and representation (Books I and II). We will carefully study the way Schopenhauer reformulates and transforms the concepts and theses of the Kantian philosophy in order to propose new and seminal views on reason, body and subjectivity.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Interpretation of the Cartesian metaphysics and of the Kantian philosophy considered inf the light of the main problems arising within Modern philosophy.
Genesis of the structure of the philosophical subject from Descartes to Kant.
Learning of the techniques required for the critical explanation of texts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
To have followed or to follow the course "Histoire de la philosophie des Temps modernes"
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Thursday, 13:00-15:00.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
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Recommended or required readings
Kant
- E. Kant, Critique de la raison pure, trad. A. Renaut, Paris, GF, 2006 (revised edition, to be preferred to the Aubier edition of 1997).
- E. Kant, Critique de la raison pure, trad. J. Barni, Folio-essais ou Bibliothèque de la Pleiade.
Schopenhauer
- Le Monde comme volonté et comme représentation, tome I, trad. fr. M. Dautrey, C. Sommer et V. Stanek, Paris, Folio, essais, 2009.
ou Le Monde comme volonté et comme représentation, trad. fr. A. Burdeau, Paris, PUF, 1998 (the whole work in 1 volume).
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.
Writing examination: a commentary of a passage taken from either the Critique of Pure reason or The World as Will and Representation.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Olivier Dubouclez
Department of Philosophy
History of Modern Philosophy
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
email: Olivier.Dubouclez@uliege.be
I receive students on Tuesday (12:00-13:00) or by appointment.