(in Polish) Filozofia 2400-L1PPFIL
The seminar discusses selected classic philosophical issues; their classical character is confirmed by a choice of short study texts: both historical (historically classical), and closer to contemporary times (classical for contemporaneity). The comparison of selected material proves the perennial character of questions posed by philosophy, which allows the attendees to participate in a long chain of tradition presented to them in the class. Therefore,
the aim of the class, beside the introduction of selected philosophical topics, is to foster free discussion inspired by the analyzed texts.
Type of course
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
The student has a well-ordered knowledge of the main tendencies of philosophical and social thinking, both in historical and contemporary perspective.
Skills:
¬– The student can select and interpret information form different written, iconographic, or electronic sources;
– The student can analyse philosophical texts
Social skills:
– The student understands the significance of the European cultural heritage and diversity
– The student is ready for team work and prepared to present the team work outcomes
Assessment criteria
– The knowledge of the discussed texts
– Active participation in discussion
– Final exam
Bibliography
Plato, The Defense of Socrates;
Plato, The Republic;
Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics;
Epictetus, Diatribes;
Augustine, Confessions;
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, q. 1-3
Machiavelli, The Prince;
Kant, What is Enlightment?;
Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morality;
Freud, Introduction to Psychoanalysis;
Jean-François Lyotard, The Postmodern Explained to Children;
Rene Girard, Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World;
Umberto Eco, This is Not the End of the Book
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