IDE2049 ¨C Competing Worldviews: Specialization in Early Modern Thought (c. 1500-1800)

Course content

This course focuses on the development of those new modes of thought that could be called ?modern? during the Early Modern period (approx. 1500-1800), focusing especially upon themes, debates and concepts concerned with challenging existing conceptions of God, the world, nature, man and history. Particular emphasis will be placed on ways in which new knowledge gradually replaced older ideas and notions. The thematic focus may vary from one semester to another, and while the recommended secondary literature will focus on specific issues and fields, the primary texts will exemplify these issues in various ways.

Learning outcome

After completing this course the student is expected to have acquired:

• knowledge about the early modern period
• in depth knowledge within one limited field
• the ability to understand different philosophers and traditions influenced early modern thought
• skills in deliberating and imparting central features of early modern thought
• skills in reading and presenting relatively challenging texts and contextualizing them within the history of ideas

Admission to the course

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Recommended previous knowledge

IDE1104 ¨C Vestens id¨¦er fra antikken til 1600 and IDE1105 ¨C Vestens id¨¦er fra 1600 til v?r egen tid or equivalent.

Teaching

14 double sessions of lectures/seminars. We expect you to be well prepared and participate actively in the seminars.

In order for you to qualify for the final examination, the following compulsory tuition activity must be approved by the teacher:

• Oral presentation

Examination

Three-day home assignment, 8-10 pages ¨¤ 2300 characters (excl. bibliography)

In order for you to qualify for the final examination, the compulsory tuition activity must be approved by the teacher.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F?is a fail. Read more about?the grading system.

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• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

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