- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Postmodernity and its critics 3800-PJK24-M-OG
The course will discuss the following philosophical problems and currents:
- Nietzsche's legacy from Bataille to Derrida (ontology, genealogy, interpretation)
- deconstruction after Derrida: Nancy and Malabou
- phenomenology today: Richir, Franck, Kruks, Waldenfels, Carr
- the nihilistic face of hermeneutics: Vattimo and Caputo
- Alain Badiou's 'Platonism'
- aesthetics and emancipation: Jacques Ranciere
- the new realism of Meillassoux and Harman
- anthropology and philosophy of technology: Stiegler, Sloterdijk
- biopolitical paradigm transformations: Agamben and Esposito
- faces of posthumanism: Haraway, Braidotti, Wolfe
Type of course
general courses
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Acquired knowledge
Students have:
- the knowledge of specialist philosophical terminology in Polish
- the knowledge of views of a philosopher or the current state of research in a selected philosophical issue
- the knowledge of the complex nature of language and historical variability of its meanings
Acquired skills
Students have:
- the ability to interpret philosophical texts independently
- the ability to identify argumentative strategies in oral and written statements
- the ability to formulate precisely, orally and in writing, complex philosophical problems, to formulate a thesis and to comment on them critically
Acquired social competences
Students are ready:
- to identify their own knowledge and skills
- to recognize gaps in their knowledge and skills
- to carry out their own research
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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