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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

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2. Learning outcomes

Insight into the impact of Jewish thought on philosophy

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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.

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4. Teaching method

Class contact teaching:

Lectures

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5. Assessment method and criteria

Written assignment:

Without oral presentation

Presentation

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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.

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