PHIL30960 Love: A Philosophical Problem (in the Middle Ages and Modernity)

Academic Year 2022/2023

Renown scholars recently argued that one of the most original and important contributions of Western authors to the tradition of philosophy broadly considered is the reflection on love. This module's aim is twofold: to consider critically this claim and to introduce students to a hidden treasure of a philosophical heritage unduly neglected in many academic environments, i.e. the texts produced between the 13th and the 17th centuries.
The module is dedicated to study a large variety of texts (from philosophical treatises to poems and theological commentaries) and a diversity of authors (both male and female) in an effort to provide a broad perspective of the topic. All these works focus on the concept of love articulated on three pillars (me, the other, the gift) and ultimately prove that the philosophy of great minds of past centuries was (and remains) a way of understanding life.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

* critically assess arguments and ideas that have shaped history of thinking
* acquire a historical understanding on a topic philosophically underestimated
* discuss the most relevant texts of past centuries unduly neglected
* reflect on concepts considered outdated, yet more than actual

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Tutorial

8
Autonomous Student Learning

93
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures and tutorials. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Group Project: Small groups (3 to 4 students) will present either orally or written projects on specific topics discussed in class. For the written projects, a short one-to-one discussion is to be expected. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

One-on-one meetings with registered students in weeks 3, 5 and 8 in order to identify problems of comprehension and enhance written / oral skills for the group project. Individual feedback in tutorials related to the group project in advance of the discussion / essay. Individual or group feedback on essay within two two weeks of assignment.

Name Role
Giuseppe Thomas Vitale Tutor