Philosophy seminar II

Duration

45h SEM

Number of credits

Lecturer

Laurence Bouquiaux, Chiara Collamati, Grégory Cormann, Edouard Delruelle, Vinciane Despret, Arnaud Dewalque, Olivier Dubouclez, Maud Hagelstein, Julien Pieron, Denis Seron

Coordinator

Grégory Cormann

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The seminar in philosophy is organized every year around a choice - which is to be made before September 30 - between two or three parallel seminars dealing with different topics.

In even years, seminars are organized in the following fields: Phenomenology; Political and social philosophy; Philosophy of science.

In odd-numbered years, seminars are organized in the following fields: Aesthetics and critical theories of culture; Ontology.

In 2022-2023,

-the Phenomenology seminar will take as its theme "Value of subjectivity";

- the Political and social philosophy seminar will take as its theme "Revolutions";

-the Philosophy of Science seminar will take as its theme "The irruption of non-humans into the scientific and political spheres".

More details on these themes and on the organizational methods: see the "Themes and methods 2022-2023" files in the "Items online" section below

The choice of the seminar must be communicated to gregory.cormann@uliege.be before September 30.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Conceptualization and problematization of a fundamental question in philosophy; in-depth mastery of theoretical contents both in the history of philosophy and in contemporary issues.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Undergraduate philosophical education. Passive command of the English language.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Collective work on a philosophical theme through readings, lessons and talks as well as discussions.

 

Phenomenology Seminar

The seminar takes place in the form of a one-week workshop, organized in April or May 2023 and preceded by several preparatory sessions (see schedule in attached document). The sessions are led by different speakers and aim to create favorable conditions for the setting up of fruitful personal readings and reflections among the participants.

 

Political and Social Philosophy Seminar

The seminar will be held every Thursday of the first term (from October 6 to December 15) from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. NB: The session of December 5 will exceptionally take place on a Monday.

 

Philosophy of Science seminar

The seminar is organized around a few sessions which students are required to attend.

These sessions will take place on the following dates:

Monday October 31, 2022 starting from 2 p.m.

Friday, December 9, 2022

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Friday, March 31, 2023

 

More details on these organizational methods: see the "Themes and methods 2022-2023" files in the "Items online" section below.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

It will mainly be face-to-face teaching, but some presentations could exceptionally be made online depending on the health situation or the remoteness of a speaker.

Recommended or required readings

Phenomenology Seminar

Five papers, chosen from the list mentioned in the appendix, have to be read in preparation for class sessions (see schedule) and one paper has to be presented in class. All readings are available in an online folder.

 

Political and Social Philosophy Seminar

A detailed bibliography will be communicated to students during the first session of the seminar.

 

Philosophy of science seminar

A list of readings will be provided to the students during the first session.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam AND oral exam

- Remote

written exam

Written work / report


Additional information:

Personal research work and its oral and/or written presentation.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Phenomenology seminar

Arnaud Dewalque (a.dewalque@uliege.be), Denis Seron (D.Seron@uliege.be) and Grégory Cormann (Gregory.Cormann@uliege.be)

 

Political and Social Philosophy Seminar

Chiara Collamati (chiara.collamati@uliege.be) and Edouard Delruelle (e.delruelle@uliege.be)

 

Philosophy of Science seminar

Laurence Bouquiaux (laurence.bouquiaux@uliege.be) and Vinciane Despret (v.despret@uliege.be)

Association of one or more MOOCs

Items online