Philosophy 3302-FZ1we-L
The lecture will present the main characters, trends and issues of European philosophy from antiquity to the 20th century. Key philosophical positions and disputes from the classical areas of philosophy: ontology, epistemology and ethics, as well as social philosophy, philosophy of religion and philosophy of science will be shown.
The following issues (among others) will be discussed: what is philosophy? the concept of "philosophy", differences and relationships between philosophical issues and issues from other areas of knowledge; 1st period of Greek philosophy - philosophy of nature; Socrates' dispute with sophists; philosophy of Plato and Aristotle; Hellenistic philosophy of life: stoicism, skepticism, epicureanism; Christian philosophy: Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, evidence of the existence of God; epistemology and philosophy of science of the 17th century: F. Bacon and Descartes; ontological and epistemological disputes after Descartes; British empiricism; 17th and 18th century political thought and concepts of a social contract: J. Locke, T. Hobbes, J. J. Rousseau; Immanuel Kant's critical philosophy and German idealism; reaction to German idealism: German materialism, positivism - philosophy of science, utilitarian ethics, idea of progress, J. S. Mill's liberalism; philosophy of anti-positivist breakthrough (H. Bergson, F. Nietzsche, W. James, Neo-Kantiasim, W. Dilthey); main trends and areas of 20th century philosophy.
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
The student knows the key philosophical ideas that make up the heritage of Western philosophy.
The student has a basic knowledge of thinkers who have influenced the philosophical heritage of the West.
The student understands the basic philosophical concepts characteristic of Western philosophy.
Skills:
The student is able to assign the philosophical concepts discussed to specific philosophers.
The student is able to reconstruct the basic philosophical disputes from the history of Western philosophy.
The student can indicate the fundamental philosophical assumptions for Western philosophy.
Social competence:
The student is aware of the philosophical sources of beliefs and traditions that are characteristic of the cultural heritage of the West.
The student is aware of the relationship between philosophical concepts and their historical and social context.
Assessment criteria
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