Ancient Philosophy

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Course ID:	3501-WISIP-AncP
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:	Ancient Philosophy
Name in Polish:	Ancient Philosophy
Organizational unit:	Institute of Philosophy
Course groups:
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:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The course will present the main currents of European philosophy from the 6th century BC to the 6th century AD: Presocratics, the Sophists, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, Hellenistic schools, Neoplatonism.
Full description:	The course will present the main currents of European philosophy from the 6th century BC to the 6th century AD. Discussion of Ancient Philosophy includes: Presocratics, the humanists (sophists and Socrates), great philosophical systems of Plato and Aristotle, Hellenistic schools (the Stoics, Epicureans and Sceptics), beginnings of philosophy derived from the monotheistic tradition (Philo of Alexandria), and Neoplatonism (Plotinus, commentators on Aristotle).
Bibliography:	Anthony Kenny, Ancient Philosophy, Oxford: Oxford University Press 2004 (= A New History of Western Philosophy, part 1); C.C.W. Taylor (ed.), From the Beginning to Plato, Routledge History of Philosophy, Vol. 1, London–New York: Routledge 2003; D. Furley (ed.), From Aristotle to Augustine, Routledge History of Philosophy, Vol. 1, London–New York: Routledge 2003; Peter Adamson, Classical Philosophy, Oxford 2014; Peter Adamson, Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds, Oxford 2015. Fragmenty filozoficznych tekstów starożytnych i średniowecznych w tłumaczeniach angielskich / Selections from ancient and medieval texts in English translations: Plato, Symposium, Apology, Phaedo, Republic, Timaeus; Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, On the Soul, Metaphysics; Epictetus, Enchiridion; Marcus Aurelius, Meditations; Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus; Sextus Empiricus, Outlines of Pyrrhonism; Philo of Alexandria, On the Account of the World’s Creation Given by Moses; Plotinus, Enneads.
Learning outcomes:	Learning outcomes: Knowledge: – basic knowledge of philosophical terms – comprehension of the historical dynamics of philosophical ideas – general comprehension of ancient philosophy (key figures, ideas, and arguments) based on introductory lectures, reading the sources in translation, and the handbooks – knowledge of the general relationship between philosophical ideas and social and cultural context – knowledge of methods of interpretation of ancient texts Abilities: – to read and analyze ancient philosophical sources (texts) in translation – to deal with basic philosophical problems, theses, and assumptions of ancient philosophy – to understand and reconstruct arguments used by ancient philosophers – to evaluate the ideas and arguments, always with respect for the original context Social skills: – independent thinking – sharing knowledge with others in discussion – awareness of the significance of the heritage of European philosophy and the influence of philosophical thinking on the social and intellectual bonds’ formation
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Assessment criteria – attendance – active class participation – written test – final wirtten exam at the end of the semester Permissible number of absences: 2

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