Philosophy 2102-L-W1FILO

1. Philosophy's genesis. From pre-scientific imagination to abstract thinking. First philosophical questions. Human - nature - society.
2. Basic branches of philosophy and their significance in development of knowledge. Metaphysic. Ontology. Epistemology. Ethics. Esthetics.
3. Historical development of philosophical thought and its main streams.
4. Controversies concerning the essence of being. The great philosophical systems (Spiritualism, idealism, realism, materialism).- 2 hrs.
5. How do we think? Cognitive process. Subject - object relation. Diversity of epistemological paradigms. Does cognizance has limits? 2hrs.
6. Problem of truth. From classic to modern concepts.
7. At the source of intellectual attitude to axiological sphere.
8. Does beauty matter in modern world? Contemporary esthetic dilemmas.
9. Philosophy of human - basis of reflection on human dimension of existence.
10. Philosophy and modern science. Dilemmas concerning contemporary paradigm of scientific research.
11. Philosophy and religion. Anthropological and social dimension of religious experience.
12. Individual and society. Social philosophy - philosophy of history.