Contemporary Philosophy (Advanced Studies)

Teacher(s)

Camilleri Sylvain;

Language

French

Prerequisites

The course assumes a basic background in the history of philosophy given by LFILO1330 and LFILO1340.

Main themes

The course in the history of contemporary philosophy will seek to deepen knowledge of the period concerned, starting with a given theme or corpus.
It will pay particular attention to the genesis of the chosen subject and, based on an up-to-date state of research, will attempt to shed light on this subject and to advance the questions related to it.
The historical scope of this course ranges from the mid-19th century to the present day; the approach may be diachronic or synchronic.
The systematic field will not be restrictive, since the course may simultaneously or alternatively emphasize problems relating to epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, anthropology, aesthetics, social and political philosophy, or the philosophy of history or religion (the list is not exhaustive).

Learning outcomes

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

At the end of the course, students will have an in-depth understanding of a major topic or text in contemporary philosophy. This understanding will include:  the ability to reconstruct the sources and legacy of the topic or text studied, and thus to contextualize it appropriately  the ability to think about the subject or analyze the text studied from every angle  the ability to critique the subject or text studied using appropriate argumentation  the ability to establish links between the subject or text studied and other subjects or other relevant texts

Bibliography

Sera donnée en cours.

Faculty or entity

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