General Information
| Course Code | W_BA_MOEN |
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| Credits | 6 EC |
| Period | P4 |
| Course Level | 200 |
| Language of Tuition | English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Humanities |
| Course Coordinator | dr. C. Ierna MSc |
| Examiner | dr. C. Ierna MSc |
| Teaching Staff |
dr. C. Ierna MSc |
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Part of programme(s)
Bachelor
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Practical Information
You need to register for this course yourself. The (de)registration deadlines can be found on VU.nl
| Teaching Methods | Lecture |
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Target audiences
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Course Objective
The student:
1 - Has acquired factual knowledge about the history of modern
philosophy, including but not limited to Brentano, Paulsen, Hegel, Fichte, Kant, Du Châtelet, Amo, Leibniz, Conway, Van Schurman, and Descartes.
2 - Has acquired conceptual knowledge about the main arguments and
theories relevant for the period, i.a. rationalism, empiricism,
skepticism, idealism, realism, etc. as well as a critical understanding
of periodizations such as modernity, enlightenment, renaissance, etc.
3 - Has acquired metacognitive knowledge about studying the history of
philosophy and how it relates to their present as well as (the history
of) other philosophical, humanistic, and scientific disciplines in a global context.
Course Content
- Introduction to the philosophers and theories of the modern period
through the Reverse Engineering approach
- study of primary texts;
- the historical context in which the philosophers and theories
developed;
- the global context and impact of modern philosophy;
- reading and understanding the original sources.
Additional Information Teaching Methods
LecturesMethod of Assessment
The final grade will be determined by weekly on-line assignments(annotations and group discussion of the primary texts on Perusall) as
well as a final written examination with open questions about the texts.
* Weekly assignments (20%, objectives 1-2)
* Final exam (80%, objectives 1-3)