Fundamental Notions of Philosophy 4003-111-K-PPF
1. The beginning of the Western Philosophy and the most important philosophies of the East: Hinduism, Taoism, Arabic Philosophy and Jewish Philosophy. A comparison of philosophy with religion and science. 2 hours.
2. Being. The main ontological conceptions: idealism, realism, solipsism, materialism, theism, atheism, pantheism, deism. 2 hours.
3. Truth and Knowledge. The main problems of epistemology. Classical definition of truth. Non-classical definitions of truth. Semantic definition of truth. Moral and aesthetic truths. Rationalism and empiricism. Truth and probability. 2 hours.
4. Goodness and Evil as categories of metaphysics and ethics. Moral goodness. The notion of moral law. Moral norm and moral value. Egoism and altruism. Nihilism and affirmation. Pessimism and optimism. 4 hours.
5. Beauty as a category of metaphysics and aesthetic. Beauty and the other aesthetic values. Ugliness as a aesthetic category.
6. Happiness. The main definitions of happiness. Happiness and moral values. Eudaimonism and hedonism. Happiness and fate.Happiness and liberty and psychical health. Happiness and affirmation. 6 hours
7. Love. Platonic and Christian conception of love. The notion of universal love. Love and compassion. Love and benevolence. Love and forgivness. Buddhist conception of benevolence. 4 hours.
8. Friendship. Kinds of friendship. Aristotelian and Epicurean conception of friendship. 2 hours.
9. Ethical virtues, intellectual and theological. Aristotelian Golden Middle. Justice and other main ethical virtues. Wisdom. Faith, Hope and Love as theological virtues. 2 hours.
10. Liberty and Determinism. The notion of free will. Christian and Buddhist philosophy and Existentialism. 2 hours.
11. Human being. The notion of human nature. Soul, body and mind as philosophical categories. Contribution of psychology to philosophical theories. 2 hours.
Student's workload:
seminar - 30 h
proparation to the seminar - 60 h
total - 90 h
Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
1. Knowledge:
Students acquire knowledge as to
Main philosophical notions, trends, and philosophical theories belonging to metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and philosophical psychology.
2. Accomplishments:
acquisition of philosophical language
development of critical thinking and argument
development of abstract thinking
3. Social competence:
Practical competence of participation in a discussion. Development of respect for rational argumentation.
Assessment criteria
The criterion of gradation is student’s activity in discussions concerning the source texts. Gradation with respect to active participation in a class
Bibliography
1. K. Ajdukiewicz, „Zagadnienia i kierunki filozofii”
2. W. Tatarkiewicz , „O szczęściu” , rozdz. II „Cztery pojęcia szczęścia”
3. W. Tatarkiewicz, „Dzieje sześciu pojęć”, rozdz. II „Piękno”
4. M. Ossowska, „Normy moralne”, rozdz. II
5. Platon, „Uczta” i „Fedon” (fragmenty)
6. Arystoteles, „Etyka Nikomachejska”, ks. I-II
7. Marek Aureliusz, „Rozmyślania”, ks. IV –V
8. Epikur, „Główne myśli”, w: Diogenes Laertios „Żywoty i poglądy słynnych filozofów”.
9. Św. Augustyn, „O naturze dobra” , rozdz. II
10. Schopenhauer, „Aforyzmy o mądrości życia”, rozdz. II
11. Spinoza, „Etyka w porządku geometrycznym dowiedziona”
12. Kant, „Uzasadnienie metafizyki moralności”, rozdz. II
13. Mill, „Utylitaryzm”, rozdz. II
14. Sartre, „Egzystencjalizm jest humanizmem”
15. Nietzsche, „Z genealogii moralności”, rozdz. I
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