FIL4530 – Philosophical texts in Greek
Course description
Course content
The course consists in reading of ancient philosophical texts in ancient Greek. The texts and course readings may vary from year to year. The main goal is to provide students with training in ancient Greek and in philological methods and to use these in an interpretation of philosophical texts.
Learning outcome
After having completed the course examination, you will:
- be able to read ancient Greek philosophical texts in the original language with the help of a lexicon
- be able to do a basic philological analysis on one's own
- have a good foundation for philosophical interpretation of ancient texts
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ must each semester in Studentweb.
Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
If you are not already enrolled as a student ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, please see our information about .
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
You must have completed 20 study points in ancient Greek to be enrolled in this course.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with GRE2402 – Greek Non-Fiction Prose
- 10 credits overlap with GRE4402 – Gresk filosofi (discontinued)
Teaching
14 2-hour seminar meetings. The class will meet together with students from /. In addition there will be 3 seperate seminar meetings only for the philosophy students towards the end of the semester.
The type of instruction requires active participation from you as a student, and we expect you to come to class prepared. The following compulsory tuition activities must be completed to have the right to sit for the examination and submit your portofolio:
- mandatory presence at the seminars (you must be present at minimum 10 of the 14 seminar meetings together with / and at 2 of the 3 seminar meetings which are exclusively for the philosophy students)
Examination
Portofolio examination consisting of a 2-hour exam, involving both the translation and a philological exposition of a text, and a short written essay.
Use of sources and citation
You should familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to . If you violate the rules, you may be suspected of .
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 .
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for .
The course will only be offered as long as the programme option Ancient philosophy has any students.