Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in philosophy | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in history, research focus | 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
Divine knowledge
The course is an introduction to the history of medieval philosophy dealing with the problem of divine knowledge. It will be based on a large selection of medieval texts.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To introduce students to issues and methods that make up the specificity of Medieval Philosophy.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
After a general introduction, the course will examine a number of typical positions in the debate on divine science; students will be introduced to the specificities of philosophical and theological argumentation in the Middle Ages and, inseparably, to the reading and commentary of a set of founding texts.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
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Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
We will work with a choice of texts distributed during the class and made available on MyULiege. The principle textebook will be J.-Ch. Bardout et O. Boulnois, Sur la science divine, Paris, PUF, 2002.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Further information:
3-hour writing examination including 2 questions on the course itself and 1 explanation of a short text taken from texts studied during the class.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Olivier Dubouclez
Departement of Philosophy
History of Modern Philosophy
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
email: Olivier.Dubouclez@uliege.be
I receive students on Thursday (10:00-11:00) or by appointment.