Essay [LPHIB216]

Learning outcomes

The aim of this course is to improve the student's ability to reason (relevance of arguments, logical organisation of the reflection) and to express himself/herself (clarity of the text and precision of the concepts), i.e. more globally to organise the content of a philosophical reflection argued and supported by precise philosophical references. At the end of the course, the student must be able to: • problematise the subject of the essay, i.e. construct the philosophical problem implied by the proposed title on the basis of a precise and adequate conceptual analysis; • consider the different possible arguments and arrange them in a coherent plan; • construct an argument around an analysis of an example or philosophical references acquired in other courses; • to think critically by analysing the assumptions of the arguments being considered; • express ideas clearly using appropriate language; • constructing problematic transitions between different parts of the essay development.

Objectives

To introduce the student to the questioning of prejudices through the development of a problematised and argued reflection; To train the student in the construction of an argument, in the definition of a concept and in logical coherence; To improve the quality of written expression, i.e. its clarity and precision.

Content

Exercises followed by essays. - Analysis and problematisation work on the proposed topics; - Writing of exercises with the possibility of individual follow-up and rewriting. In practice, it is a question of 5 exercises, and therefore of 5 quotations during the year, from extremely diverse authors and themes.