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HIST-B300

Enjeux et philosophie de l'histoire

academic year
2023-2024
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Kenneth BERTRAMS (Coordinator) and Frédéric AUDREN

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

Part "Enjeux de l'histoire" (Nandrin):Part "Philosophy of history" (Engels): Chronological introduction to the main systems of the philosophy of history, from Antiquity (Plato, Polybius, Lovy, Seneca, St Augustin etc.) and the Middle Ages (Joachim of Flore etc.) to Modernity (Machiavelli, Vico, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Spengler, Sartre, Toynbee, Fukuyama etc.)

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Inviting critical reflexion about the profession of beeing a historian and about the metaphysical and ideological aspects of history.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Required and corequired courses

Teaching methods and learning activities

Ex Cathedra

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Will be communicated during course

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Other

Other

Part "Enjeux de l'histoire" (Nandrin):Part "Philosophy of history" (Engels): Written exam

Language(s) of evaluation

  • french

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