140200 SE Arabic Philology - The Beginnings of Philosophy in the Arabic-Islamic World (2018W)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie

Continuous assessment of course work

Moodle

Details

max. 30 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Elvira Wakelnig

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Monday
    08.10.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    15.10.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    22.10.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    29.10.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    05.11.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    12.11.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    19.11.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    26.11.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    03.12.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    10.12.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    07.01.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    14.01.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    21.01.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
    
    Monday
    28.01.
    15:45 - 17:15
    Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of the seminar is twofold, namely the studying of the starting-point from which the discipline of philosophy is taught, and secondly the consideration of the historical beginnings of philosophy within the Arabic-Islamic world in the 8th and 9th centuries.
The main focus is on the translation, discussion and contextualisation of Arabic texts which will be distributed in the course of the seminar.

Assessment and permitted materials

active participation in the weekly seminar sessions,
preparation of translations of the Arabic texts which will be discussed each week,
reading of the suggested secondary literature,
written essay at the end of the seminar containing the translation, discussion and contextualisation of an assigned Arabic text

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

active participation (45%) and written essay (55%)
The essay has to be written according to good scientific practice

Examination topics

see above

Reading list

Peter Adamson's podcast, first 4 episodes on Islamic philosophy:
https://historyofphilosophy.net/islamic-world

Christel Hein, Definition und Einteilung der Philosophie. Von der spätantiken Einleitungsliteratur zur arabischen Enzyklopädie, 1985

more references will be given in the course of the seminar

Association in the course directory

AS-3, WM-23

Last modified: Fr 08.02.2019 09:07