Introduction to the History of Philosophy

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Course ID:	3305-ZHF11
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.1 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (unknown)
Course title:	Introduction to the History of Philosophy
Name in Polish:	Zarys historii filozofii
Organizational unit:	Institute of Iberian and Ibero-American Studies
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ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	The knowledge about history of the European culture on the secondary school level.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The lecture presents philosophical concepts of the Western Europe in their evolution and structural connection so that students can understand the “logic” of this transformation. The main currents of the contemporary philosophy will be also taken into account.
Full description:	According to the philosophy of the ancient Greece and Rome we’ll concern theories of the founders of metaphysics: Plato and Aristotle (ontology, psychology, ethics, politics). Patristic thought will be represented by St. Augustine. The ontological argument of St. Anselm we’ll confront with the causal argument of St. Thomas Aquinas. The last question attached to the Middle Ages: the problem of universals. Regarding the modern philosophy we’ll examine philosophy of Kant and Hegel. As to Kant’s critique of pure reason the notions of transcendental philosophy, appearance and thing-in-itself, Copernican revolution and division of judgments will be analyzed. Following topic is Kant’s ethics. Next one: the Hegel’s philosophy of history. Last of all: the comparison of early and late philosophy of Wittgenstein; the foundations of Husserl’s phenomenology, the principles of hermeneutics (Dilthey, Heidegger, Gadamer); Foucault’s theory of discourse.
Bibliography:	Selected chapters of the handbooks: G. Reale, Historia filozofii starożytnej; W. Tatarkiewicz, Historia filozofii; F. Copleston, Historia filozofii. Selected studies of the series Myśli i Ludzie, publishing house Wiedza Powszechna.
Learning outcomes:	Student knows and understands basic philosophical trends and terms as well as the role of philosophical reflection in culture shaping processes, can indicate sources of cultural specificity of the Western culture. An insight into the history of the Western philosophy effects deeper understanding of the history of Western Europe and understanding of the contemporary age. The analysis of diametrically different philosophical constructions may be good exercise of creative and critical thinking.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Oral examination after second semester. Students will obtain a list of possible questions with literature. Attendance at the lecture will be also taken into account.
Practical placement:	Brak

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