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Medieval Philosophy - Period 2
STEM in Amsterdam Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: mid Aug 2025 - late Dec 2025
Medieval Philosophy - Period 2
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Philosophy
Instruction in: English
Course Code: W_BA_MED
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
Prerequisites: A general knowledge of the history of ancient philosophy (Pre-Socratic philosophy, Plato, Aristotle and Neo-Platonism in particular) is certainly an advantage for those who are about to attend this course. Therefore, it is suggested that students attend this course after attending the course on the History of Ancient Philosophy.
DESCRIPTION
The course is divided into two parts. The first part is mostly (but not exclusively) prepared independently by the students themselves and deals with the history of philosophy (nevertheless aspects of some key figures and problems will be discussed in class). A monograph and the indication of study material for this part will be available on Canvas.
The second part focuses more specifically on a philosophical text (or texts) and includes reading selected passages and/ or an entire text,to be discussed in class (if necessary, in working groups). In other words, each class (or unit) will deal with a particular aspect and/or a particular author of the medieval philosophical tradition (see Canvas), including the meaning of some fundamental issues of philosophical terminology (see ?Terms? on Canvas) and the reading (and discussion) of a text.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
The second part focuses more specifically on a philosophical text (or texts) and includes reading selected passages and/ or an entire text,to be discussed in class (if necessary, in working groups). In other words, each class (or unit) will deal with a particular aspect and/or a particular author of the medieval philosophical tradition (see Canvas), including the meaning of some fundamental issues of philosophical terminology (see ?Terms? on Canvas) and the reading (and discussion) of a text.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.