Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
45.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Depré Olivier;
Language
French
Main themes
The course is intended as an introduction to the study of texts and doctrines of the metaphysical tradition.
It identifies the main aspects of the metaphysical tradition and the key issues and prominent thinkers that contributed to its development, from Aristotle to Neo-Scholasticism and its modern-day forms. The criticism of metaphysics since the late 18th century will also be discussed. The course will develop students' critical reading of the great works of this tradition.
It identifies the main aspects of the metaphysical tradition and the key issues and prominent thinkers that contributed to its development, from Aristotle to Neo-Scholasticism and its modern-day forms. The criticism of metaphysics since the late 18th century will also be discussed. The course will develop students' critical reading of the great works of this tradition.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the major movements and significant figures of the metaphysical tradition and will be able to identify its key underlying issues (for example, the status of the universals, the concept of substance, the doctrine of the creation of universal truths, etc.). They will be able to comment on, analyse and critique one or more major metaphysical texts and situate them in the overall context of the metaphysical tradition. |
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”.
Faculty or entity
EFIL
