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Course details 2012-2013  
    
Judaism and philosophy
Course Code :1010FLWJST
Study domain:Philosophy and Ethics
Semester:Semester: 2nd semester
Contact hours:30
Credits:4
Study load (hours):112
Contract restrictions: No contract restriction
Language of instruction :Dutch
Exam period:exam in the 2nd semester
Tutor(s)Vivian Liska
Joachim Leilich

 


1. Prerequisites

At the start of this course the student should have acquired the following competences:
Specific prerequisites for this course:
Elementary knowledge of philosophy


2. Learning outcomes

Insight into the impact of Jewish thought on philosophy


3. Course contents

An overview of Jewish philosophy from antiquity to the modern period. More contemporary topics and authors will be presented by the co-lecturers or invited speakers. Invited speakers and co-lecturers will probably present Jewish aspects in the thought of Mendelssohn, Cohen, Arendt, Benjamin, Derrida, Leo Strauss etc. Guest lectures will occasionally take place in English.



4. Teaching method

Class contact teaching:
  • Lectures



  • 5. Assessment method and criteria

    Written assignment:
  • Without oral presentation

  • Presentation

    6. Study material

    Required reading

    Material offered by the lecturers

    Optional reading

    The following study material can be studied on a voluntary basis:
    Simon, Heinrich und Marie Simon. Geschichte der jüdischen Philosophie. Leipzig: Reclam, 1999.
    Frank, Daniel H. and Oliver Leaman. History of Jewish Philosophy. London: Routledge, 1997.


    7. Contact information
    joachim.leilich@ua.ac.be
    (+)last update: 18/01/2010 11:46 joachim.leilich  

     
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