History of Polish Philosophy I 3800-HFP124-M
The lecture presents main ideas, doctrines, trends and schools of the Polish philosophical tradition from the Middle Ages to positivism. The lecture discuss the following issues (i.a.): philosophy in Poland before establishing of the university in Krakow; scholastic philosophy of the 15th century; Renaissance philosophical and political thought (A. F. Modrzewski, S. Orzechowski); philosophical thought of the 17th century (Sebastian Petrycy of Pilzno, religious and social philosophy of Arianism-Socinianism); philosophical thought in the era of Polish Enlightenment (metaphysics of the „physical and moral order”, doctrines of H. Kołłątaj, S. Staszic, J. Śniadecki); philosophical thought of Polish Romanticism, including speculative systems of „national philosophy” and messianism (M. Mochnacki, B. Trentowski, A. Cieszkowski, K. Libelt, J. M. Hoene-Wroński); Warsaw positivism and critical positivism (J. Ochorowicz, A. Mahrburg).
Type of course
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Learning outcomes
- students have knowledge of the most important achievements in the history of Polish philosophical thought from the Middle Ages to positivism;
- students know the basic research methods and argumentation strategies used in medieval and modern Polish philosophy;
- students understand the historical nature of the formation of philosophical ideas and the historical changeability of language meanings;
- students understand the role of philosophical reflection in shaping culture;
- students detect the relationship between the formation of philosophical ideas and social and cultural processes;
- students are ready to identify their knowledge and skills in the field of the history of Polish philosophy from the Middle Ages to positivism
Assessment criteria
Assessment based on a written work (on a selected topic discussed during the lecture).
Acceptable number of missed classes without formal explanation: 2
Bibliography
Basic textbooks, studies and anthologies of texts on the history of Polish philosophy are recommended, including:
1. J. Domański, Z. Ogonowski, L. Szczucki, „Zarys dziejów filozofii w Polsce: wieki XIII – XVII”, Warszawa 1989.
2. S. Borzym, H. Floryńska, B. Skarga, A. Walicki, „Zarys dziejów filozofii polskiej 1815-1918”, Warszawa 1983.
3. J. Skoczyński, J. Woleński, „Historia filozofii polskiej”, Kraków 2010.
4. J. Domański, Z. Ogonowski, L. Szczucki i in., „Filozofia i myśl społeczna („700 lat myśli polskiej”)”, t. I - VI, Warszawa 1978 - 2000.
5. S. Pieróg, „Spór o charakter narodowy filozofii polskiej”, Warszawa 1999.
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