History of Philosophy 3202-S1OHF11o
I. Preliminary issues
1. The concept of philosophy; its historical and psychological beginnings.
2. Philosophy and other forms of human intellectual activity (science, art, religion, colloquial knowledge).
3. Branches of philosophy (ontology, epistemology, axiology); the era of philosophy development.
II. Ontology (metaphysics)
4. The problem of existence (being).
5. Materialism as a philosophical position (Tales and Ionic philosophy of nature; Heraclitus; Democritus and Epicurus; Enlightenment; Rousseau; Marx; positivism).
6. Philosophical idealism (Plato, Christian philosophy and the question of God - Augustine, Anselm, Thomas, Christian heresies; modern subjective idealism - Berkeley; contemporary human philosophies - Nietzsche, psychoanalysis).
III. Epistemology (theory of knowledge)
7. Empiricism (F. Bacon); rationalism (Descartes); irrationalism (Bergson).
8. Skepticism; Kant's criticism.
9. A matter of truth.
IV. Axiology (ethics)
10. The problem of value and duty.
11. Main ethical positions (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, epicureanism, stoicism, Christianity, Kant, utilitarianism
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Term 2023Z:
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Term 2024Z:
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Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
The student is aware and understand the holistic (philosophical) interpretation of the world; diversity of approaches to ideological issues; perceiving the premises and effects of different views; rational interpretation and justification of beliefs; perceiving the bond between the present and previous historical eras; consistent, logical thinking; sensitivity to ideological and moral issues; became acquainted with: the specificity of philosophy towards other forms of consciousness (science, religion, art, colloquial knowledge); main branches of philosophy; the most important philosophical positions of the past and present; the most important worldview and moral disputes of modern times; with "difficult" and often encountered concepts of modern language.
Assessment criteria
Assessment test; 25 questions with four answers to choose for each question; pass half of the correct answers, and then the "ladder" up to the excellent mark for all correct answers.
If it is not possible to conduct classroom classes, classes will be conducted using distance communication tools, most likely Google Classroom and others recommended by the University of Warsaw.
Practical placement
not applicable
Bibliography
1. Selected and selected fragments from classical texts.
2. W. Tatarkiewicz, Historia filozofii, t. 1-3 (selected authors and issues).
3. A. Sikora, Od Heraklita do Husserla.
4. L Kołakowski, O co nas pytają wielcy filozofowie. Trzy serie.
5. A. Miś, Filozofia współczesna.
6. W. Tatarkiewicz, Droga do filozofii.
7. Tales, Heraklit, Demokryt, w: Filozofia starożytna Grecji i Rzymu, red. J. Legowicz.
8. Platon, Państwo, ks. VII.
9. Św. Augustyn, Wyznania, ks. X.
10. Z. Kuderowicz, Nietzsche (wybór tekstów).
11. R. Descartes, Medytacje (Medytacja I, II).
12. Epikur i neostoicy, w: Filozofia starożytna Grecji i Rzymu, red. J. Legowicz.
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Term 2023Z:
As in the part "General information on the course (independent of a term)". |
Term 2024Z:
As in the part "General information on the course (independent of a term)". |
Additional information
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