FTR-FIMI208
History of the Self
Course infoSchedule
Course moduleFTR-FIMI208
Credits (ECTS)5
Category-
Language of instructionEnglish
Offered byRadboud University; Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies; Opleiding Filosofie;
Lecturer(s)
Examiner
dr. A. Cimino
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Lecturer
dr. A. Cimino
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Contactperson for the course
dr. A. Cimino
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Academic year2018
Period
PER3-PER4  (04/02/2019 to 09/06/2019)
Starting block
PER3
Course mode
full-time
Remarks-
Registration using OSIRISYes
Course open to students from other facultiesNo
Pre-registrationNo
Waiting listNo
Placement procedure-
Aims
At the end of this course you will:
  • be able to give an overview of the emergence of modern conceptions of personal identity and the subject;
  • be able to explain a number of crucial concepts and theoretical frameworks that define philosophical debates on the self.
Content
In this course we will study the emergence of the modern notion of the self. Starting with Descartes, we will trace how thinkers such as Locke, Hume, Kant and Husserl thought about personal identity and the subject. We will closely investigate how the various thinkers reacted to each other but also how they responded to the scientific, religious and other challenges of their time. We will end the course by reading parts of Charles Taylor’s Sources of the Self. Taylor's book develops a profound critique of the modern notion of the self, developed by the thinkers we deal with in this course.
Test information
Written exam with open questions.

Prerequisites
BA 1 Philosophy.

Required materials
Blackboard
To be announced on Brightspace.

Instructional modes
Lecture

Tests
Written Exam
Test weight1
Test typeExam
OpportunitiesBlock TENT4, Block TENT5