Philosophie und Kritik – Philosophical Seminar in German 3800-PK24-S

The method used in the seminar consists of reading together specific passages of texts prepared by the instructor, and then explaining them and subjecting them to philosophical reflection in the form of discussion. The burden is placed on in-depth reading and interpretation of the text: when discussing the read passage, linguistic issues (vocabulary, complex grammatical constructions) are taken into account first, followed by the formulated theses and their possible interpretations.

The presenter also occasionally discusses strategies for interpreting philosophical texts and more complex grammatical and conceptual issues.

The discussion of text excerpts is done in such a way that even the works of authors considered difficult are made accessible to those who are just improving their competence in German or starting to learn about philosophy.

Each year the texts are selected around a different general theme.

Term 2024Z:

This year's classes will cover only one semester.

I encourage to participate all those who have always wanted to read German classics in the original, but felt not yet ready to do so. And also those who have already dared this "transition to the original text", but want to improve in their knowledge of philosophical German.

The primary task we will set ourselves this semester will be to familiarize ourselves with the classic texts of German philosophy on the issues of AUTONOMY and RECOGNITION in the original. Thus, we will be reading the classics this year, albeit in part their texts not available in Polish.

The leitmotif of our classes will be the desire to introduce topics related to the research of Prof. Jakub Kloc-Konkolowicz (1975-2021), in connection with the ongoing project to publish his lectures in social philosophy.

Literature (we usually devote several meetings to each text, the list is indicative and it may not be possible to reach to all sources):

Immanuel Kant, Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten
Immanuel Kant, Metaphysik der Sitten
Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Grundlage des Naturrechts nach Prinzipien der Wissenschaftslehre
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Jenaer Systementwürfe III. Naturphilosophie und Philosophie des Geistes
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts, possibly also Vorlesungen über die Philosophie des Rechts, Nachschriften zu den Kollegien der Jahre 1824-1825

Additionally:
Jakub Kloc-Konkołowicz, Anerkennung als Verpflichtung. Klassische Konzepte der Anerkennung
und ihre Bedeutung für die aktuelle Debatte
Axel Honneth, Kampf um Anerkennung. Zur moralischen Grammatik sozialer Konflikte

Type of course

elective seminars

Prerequisites (description)

Basic knowledge of German and a willingness to improve it are required to participate in the class.

Course coordinators

Michał Dobrzański

Learning outcomes

Acquired knowledge:

Graduates know and understand:
K_W02 to an in-depth degree - research methods and argumentative strategies of the selected philosophical discipline and methods of interpreting a philosophical text
K_W04 special philosophical terminology in a foreign language of choice (at the B2+ level)
K_W05 the main directions of development and the most important new achievements within the selected philosophical discipline

Acquired skills:

Graduates are able to:
K_U01 interpret philosophical texts independently, creatively and innovatively comment on and confront theses from various texts
K_U03 analyze complex philosophical arguments, identify theses and assumptions making them up, determine logical and argumentative relations between theses
K_U12 independently translate a difficult philosophical text from a foreign language into Polish

Acquired social competences:

Graduates are ready to:
K_K01 identify the knowledge and skills they possess
K_K02 identify deficiencies in his/her knowledge and skills and search for opportunities to remedy them

Assessment criteria

Credit on the basis of the student’s own translation of a German-language text (one of the texts discussed during the course or a text chosen in consultation with the lecturer) [PPT] or on the basis of a short essay written in German on one of the subjects discussed during the course [E]. The translation should be done by the student personally and single-handed, and it should show the student’s knowledge of German philosophical notions. The essay should show the student’s knowledge of German philosophical notions, of one of the philosophical traditions developed in the German-language area and it should include the author’s own position towards the described issue. The lecturer takes into consideration active participation of the student during the. [A]

Bibliography

Provided in the description of the cycle.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 3800-PK24-S in USOSweb