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2025-2026 / PHIL0004-1

History of Hellenistic and Roman philosophy*

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in ancient and modern languages and literatures5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics5 crédits 
 Bachelor in information and communication5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies (Registrations are closed)5 crédits 
 Bachelor in philosophy5 crédits 
 Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5 crédits 

Lecturer

Marc-Antoine Gavray

Substitute(s)

Simon Fortier

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Hellenistic and post-Hellenistic philosophy.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

This course aims give the student a basic knowledge of both Hellenistic and Post-Hellenistic Philosophy.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Reference is made to Greek and Latin terms, but no knowledge of ancient languages is required. However, it is highly recommended that the student has previously taken the course The History of Ancient Philosophy (PHIL0009-1) in Q1.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Every lesson will be a mixture of both a lecture and a collective reading and discussion of major texts.

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

Face-to-face course


Further information:

In-person course

Additional information:

1st term, 2h/week, Friday 3-5 PM (room A2/4/9).

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège


Further information:

Students are invietd to procure two collections of texts. A Syllabus is available on MyUliege. A bibliography will be made available.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )


Further information:

The evalutaion will consist of a written exam.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Simon Fortier
Department of Philosophy
Place du 20-Août, 7, bat. A1
4000 Liège

Tel.: +32 (0)4 366 92 00
e-mail: simon.fortier@uliege.be

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