(in Polish) Philosophy and Social Sciences

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Course ID:	3501-PSS20-S-OG
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. / (0223) Philosophy and ethics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Philosophy and Social Sciences
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Philosophy
Course groups:	General university courses in the humanities
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:	English
Type of course:	elective seminars general courses
Prerequisites (description):	BA in Philosopshy or equivalent degree in humanities
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The course is devoted to philosophical reading and discussion of classical (and some less canonical) texts in anthropology, history and sociology which have strongly influenced philosophy or carry a considerable philosophical content on their own. We will also try to address the question about the present relations binding philosophy and social sciences.
Full description:	The course is devoted to philosophical reading and discussion of classical (and some less canonical) texts in anthropology, history and sociology which have strongly influenced philosophy or carry a considerable philosophical content on their own. We will also try to address the question about the present relations binding philosophy and social sciences. Social sciences, like all other sciences, have constituted their own realm by divorcing philosophy and orienting their research towards the empirical world. Yet philosophical questions continuously re-emerge within this research. Even if the vast majority of contemporary social sciences humbly recognises its own cognitive limits and predominantly descriptive character they still encounter problems of purely theoretical or epistemological nature. We will examine, from philosophical perspective, some fundamental terms and notions organising social scientific research and knowledge such as society, community, agent and actor, event, long lasting, public and private, individuality, class, autonomy, power and legitimacy, capital and social bond, modernisation and historicity. Our research will favour multidisciplinary approach. This year our main focus will be questions concerning meaning of history.
Bibliography:	M. Mazower Salonica, City of Ghosts: R. Hilberg, The destruction of the European Jews R. Kosseleck, The Practice of Conceptual History: Timing History, Spacing Concepts M. Davis, Late Victorian Holocausts F. Braudel, The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II P. Veyne, Writing History: Essay on Epistemology A. Desrosieres, The Politics of Large Numbers: A History of Statistical Reasoning. H. White, Metahistory P. Bourdieu, On the State W. Benjamin, Angel of History
Learning outcomes:	Student knows and understands the formative process of social sciences, recognises major founding works of social sciences and appreciates their significance; correctly identifies the main currents and stakes of philosophical debate over social science Student is capable of developing his/her own interpretations of the latter and identifies and understands ideological use and abuse of social sciences. Student has the appreciation for plurality of perspectives; ability of collective work.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Presentations and active participation in reflexion and discussion. In case of student willing to improve proposed grade a paper (up to 2000 words) after prior consulation. Permissible number of absences: 2 in a semester

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