Main concepts and trends in Philosophy

lfilo1160  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

Main concepts and trends in Philosophy
3 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Hunyadi Mark;
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
The introduction to the main issues and methods of philosophy aims to distinguish between the different philosophical disciplines: ontology, epistemology, ethic, anthropology etc. and the fundamental options which emerge such as monism and dualism, rationalism and empiricism, materialism and idealism, formalism and utilitarianism etc. The distinction between methods of philosophy highlights the importance of major concepts e.g. dialectic, transcendental. There will be a focus on methodological options in contemporary philosophy: phenomenology, hermeneutics, analytic philosophy etc.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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The aim of this course is the acquisition of a kind of « encyclopaedic » knowledge of the nature and methods of philosophy. By the end, students will have precise understanding of the main philosophical concepts and their systematic linking.

 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
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Teaching methods
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Evaluation methods
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Other information
Aids : documents on iCampus and a collection of texts
Bibliography
Une liste de texte est constituée chaque année pour servir de support méthodologique aux exercices.
 
 
Faculty or entity
EFIL


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Philosophy