Ancient Philosophy 3800-FST26-M
The course focuses on a topic-oriented presentation of the history of philosophy. Such an arrangement allows the student to look at the development of key philosophical problems (ethical, ontological, cosmological) as well as the crucial concepts (philosophy, beauty, being, God, virtue, nature, etc.) from a fresh perspective. The formation and interactions of philosophical schools in ancient philosophy will also be presented form the perspective of the topic-oriented approach. An important part of the course is to show the character of particular eras of ancient philosophy, especially the ones which are relatively less known, such as Hellenistic philosophy and the philosophy of late antiquity.
During the lectures, the recent literature on the subject as well as new interpretations will be discussed. We want to show that history of ancient philosophy still offers new hermeneutical and methodological approaches.
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Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
- the student knows and understands the historical character of the formation of philosophical ideas;
- the student knows the general relationship between formation of philosophical ideas and the changes in culture and in society;
- the student knows the methods of interpretation of the philosophical text;
- the student has a comprehensive knowledge and an in-depth understanding of the role of philosophical reflection in development of culture;
- the student knows philosophical terminology in Polish at a advanced level in a selected philosophical subdiscipline;
- the student knows basic philosophical terminology in a selected foreign language;
- the student comprehensively knows and thoroughly understands selected directions of research in the field of the history of ancient philosophy;
- the student has a thorough knowledge of the research methods and argumentation strategies of the selected philosophical subdiscipline and a thorough knowledge of the methods of interpreting a philosophical text;
- the student has in-depth and expanded knowledge of the complex nature of language and the historical variability of its meanings.
Skills:
- the student correctly applies acquired philosophical terminology;
- the student is able to describe the relationship between the formation of philosophical ideas and social and cultural processes;
- the student constructs and reconstructs arguments from the perspective of various philosophical positions, taking into account the types of argumentation proper to each of them and recognizing the convergences and differences between them.
Social competences:
- the student knows the scope of knowledge and skills he possesses, understands the need for continuous education and professional development;
- the student is open to new ideas and ready to change opinions in the light of available data and arguments;
- the student is aware of the importance of the European philosophical heritage for understanding social and cultural processes and is aware of the responsibility for its preservation;
- the student is aware of the importance of humanist reflection for the existence of social connections.
Assessment criteria
oral final examination
Permissible number of absences: 2
Bibliography
Selection from sources (in Polish):
Homer, Hezjod, presokratycy, Platon, Arystoteles, Epikur, Lukrecjusz, Cyceron, Muzoniusz Rufus, Epiktet, Seneka, Marek Aureliusz, Simplikios, Porfiriusz, Plotyn.
Suggested further reading:
K. Albert, O platońskim pojęciu filozofii; H. Arendt, Wola; E.R. Dodds, Grecy i irracjonalność; J. Domański, Scholastyczne i humanistyczne pojęcie filozofii; M. Erler, Homoiosis theoi and Epicurean Self-cultivation; M. Foucault, Sobąpisanie; M. Foucault, Hermeneutyka podmiotu; O. Gigon, Główne problemy filozofii starożytnej; P. Hadot, Filozofia jako ćwiczenie duchowe; P. Hadot, Czym jest filozofia starożytna?; P. Hadot, Twierdza wewnętrzna; W. Jaeger, Paideia; W. Jaeger, Teologia wczesnych filozofów greckich; M. Stróżyński; Filozofia jako terapia w pismach Marka Aureliusza, Plotyna i Augustyna; E. Voegelin, Platon.