Contemporary Continental Philosophy

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Course ID:	3501-WISIP-CCP
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:	Contemporary Continental Philosophy
Name in Polish:	Contemporary Continental 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
Prerequisites (description):	Fluent English and exam in Modern Philosophy
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The objective of the course is to present the most important problems of the contemporary continental philosophy.
Full description:	The objective of the course is to present the most important problems of the contemporary continental philosophy. It is going to be divided into lectures and discussion meetings. Lectures will be devoted to the following currents: philosophy of life, phenomenology, existentialism, hermeneutics, critical theory, structuralism, poststructuralism, postmodernism and feminism. During the discussion meetings we shall analyse selected texts belonging to those currents.
Bibliography:	See the section "Literature" in a given academic year.
Learning outcomes:	Acquired knowledge: - Student knows the basic English terminology of contemporary continental philosophy - Has knowledge and deep understanding of relations between the development of contemporary philosophical ideas and changes in culture and society Acquired skills - Student is able to follow the oral presentation of philosophical ideas and arguments in English - Is able to individually interpret philosophical text (in English) - Reconstructs philosophical arguments and evaluates their significance Acquired social competence - Student is aware of the limits of his/her knowledge and skills and understands the need of its constant extending - Is open to new ideas and ready to change his/her views in the light of facts and arguments he/she is confronted with
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	FROM 2020/2021 The basis for grading will be the oral exam at the end of the course. Students should be familiar with the basic currents and problems of the contemporary continental philosophy and present the selected philosophical concepts and ideas in a clear and orderly manner. Permissible number of absences: 4 TO 2019/2020 Oral exam and activity at the meetings

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