Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Implement an academic view on knowledge, particularly through the mastery of methods and literature research tools.
• Summarise the contributions of different sources to justify an opinion or decision
• Develop and structure reasoning by basing it on suitable scientific arguments
• Acquire basic methodological tools necessary for scientific inquiry in the field of economics and management.
• Give a critique and argue a point of view as part of a scientific approach
• Critically compare knowledge acquired to real situations.
• Develop and structure reasoning by basing it on suitable scientific arguments
• Demonstrate an acute sense of analysis, criticism and ethics in relation to various issues in economics and management.
• Demonstrate working and analytical rigour.
• Be rigorous and independent in learning, particularly through adequate planning of activities to be undertaken in order to best utilise the time available.
• Develop their scientific curiosity and open-mindedness
• Demonstrate self-awareness, assess themself, and adapt.

Learning Outcomes of UE

The course aims to introduce the students to the specificity of philosophical questioning and provide them with an art knowledge base in general philosophy that will help them develop their critical faculties, to refine their methods of reasoning and to adopt a reflexive stance on the construction of knowledge within Human Sciences.
This course thus has a transversal interest. It trains in the scientific approach, by developing critical and conceptual skills such as:
1) problematization or the art of identifying what in a situation or a case is problematic and what is at stake
2) conceptualization or the ability to historically specify and contextualize the concepts to translate them into real tools for reflection, which will ultimately make it possible to build a solid personal judgment on a given question
3) argumentation or the ability to analyze and reproduce both valid and impactful arguments, to highlight worldviews or values underlying a reasoning, as well as the presuppositions of a thesis or an opinion.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

The course presents an introduction to the philosophical and ethical process, through a problematic approach to the specificity of philosophy as a reflective activity, a journey through the history and concepts of philosophy, as well as an opening to contemporary ethical issues.
The course is structured through a thematic and chronological approach. The first part is devoted to the question "Why philosophy?" After an introduction that situates the discipline and its issues through contemporary resources, it addresses ancient philosophy. The second part examines the question "How do we think?" It is approached through modern philosophers, both to expose modernity as a rupture through which the categories of thought we inherit are forged, and to look at the way its various authors approach the issue of knowledge. The third and last part addresses the question "What to do with philosophy today?" It is devoted to an opening towards contemporary ethical and political questions.    

Prior Experience

Not applicable