FIL4542 – Recent history of philosophy: Continental philosophy

Course description

Course content
Learning outcome
Admission
Prerequisites

Overlapping courses
Teaching
Examination
Evaluation

Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Autumn 2008

Autumn 2007

Course content

The content of the course may vary on occasion, but its point of departure is the heritage of Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Freud and Husserl. All these thinkers had a major impact on the European continent and together they animated the currents that have influenced European philosophy ever since: phenomenology, existentialism, and post-structuralism represented by amongst others Heidegger, Sartre, Foucault and Derrida. A common collective term for this tradition is “continental philosophy”, even though not all philosophers on the continent have embraced this tradition and even though it has many adherents outside of the continent. The course will accentuate the historical connections of continental philosophy and highlight the points in common with British and American philosophy.

Learning outcome

After having completed the course, you are expected to:

have a good knowledge of the core texts of the course as well as secondary litterature
have a good knowledge of the debate concerning the topic
be able to describe the main aspects of the topic in a consistent and clear manner
be able to discuss the topic in an independent and critical manner

Admission

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.

Recommended previous knowledge

FIL2700 – Major - History of Philosophy Until the 17th Century (discontinued), ${include:ref referencetype=[emne] id=[FIL2701] or corresponding courses

Overlapping courses

5 credits overlap with FIL1502
5 credits overlap with FIL2502 – Fordypning - Det 19. ?rhundres filosofi (discontinued)
10 credits overlap with FIL4532 – Recent History of Philosophy: Continental Philosophy
20 credits overlap with FIL4552 – Recent history of philosophy: Continental philosophy (discontinued)

Teaching

14 double sessions with seminars. The teaching takes place together with bachelor students following FIL2505.

Compulsury tuition avtivity:

An oral presentation of 10-15 minutes based on the topic and the structure of the examination essay . A short written draft is to be handed in to the teacher the week before.

Access to teaching

A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.

Examination

A semester essay of approximately 16-22 pages à 2.300 characters, excl. bibliography.

You submit your essay in Fronter.

When you write an essay you are entitled to individual tutoring. This requires however that you submit a draft to your teacher within a given deadline. This will be announced at the seminar.