Marxism without dogmas 3800-MD22-S
The seminar will focus on philosophy of Karl Marx and its development in Poland after World War II. The order of topics selected for the meeting will generally follow the structure of the book: J. Hołówka, B. Dziobkowski (eds.): „Marksizm: nadzieje i rozczarowania” (Marxism: Hope and Disappointment. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN 2017), though occasionally some topics will be discussed in a different order. The book covers four main fileds: 1. Prospects of Marx’s popularity in the past and today; 2. Essential topics of interpreation; 3. Selective perception of Marxism; 4. Major contributors. Participants will be expected to make a Powerpoint presentgation with 10 to 15 quotations from the book. The excerpts will be shown together with verbal comments from the authors of the presentations. The first two presentation will be made by J. Hołówka.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Acquired knowledge:
The importance of the issues undertaken by Marx, philosophy and science in Marx's work, the political aspect of Marxism, the programmatic imprecision of Marxism, the practical sense of Marxism, the multifaceted nature of Marx's theory (cf. Chapters 1-6).
Acquired Skills:
Ability to distinguish between plausible and wishful versions of Marxism.
Acquired Social Skills:
Development of the ability to distinguish between the propagandistic and theoretical versions of Marxism.
Assessment criteria
50% for own paper and participation in discussion of other papers;
50% for writing a review of the entire book (5 pages).
Acceptable number of missed classes without formal explanation: 2
Bibliography
J. Hołówka i B. Dziobkowski (red.): „Marksizm: nadzieje i rozczarowania” (Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN 2017).
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