Modern Philosophy B

obligatory courses

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The course concerns modern philosophy in XVIII and XIX century.

Modern Philosophy B course is devoted to history of philosophy from the second half of XVIIIth century until the end of XIXth century including Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx and Kierkegaard.

The course consists of reading, discussion and commentary of pivotal philosophical texts of late modernity. We involve a great deal od historical context while constantly referring to the contemporary philosophical debates. The course assumes the hermeneutical tradition of Warsaw School of history of ideas.

I. Immanuel Kant

1. Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics That Will Be Able to Come Forward as a Science

2. Critique of Pure Reason: Preface and Introduction, Transcendental Aesthetic (second edition, par.1-8)

3. Critique of Pure Reason: Transcendental Logic: Introduction, Analytic of Concepts (chapter: I,II)

4. Critique of Pure Reason: Transcendental Dialectic (introduction, book I, book II: chapter I)

5. Critique of Pure Reason: Transcendental Dialectic (book II: chapter II,III)

II. Johann Gottlieb Fichte (optional)

6. Concerning the Concept of the Wissenschaftslehre

III. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

7. Phenomenology of Spirit: Introduction, Part A: Consciousness

8. Phenomenology of Spirit: Part B: Self-Consciousness

9. Lectures on the Philosophy of History¬: Introduction

IV. Arthur Schopenhauer

10. The World as Will and Representation: § 1-5, § 17-23, § 53-54, § 56-57

V. Adam Smith and Karl Marx

11. A. Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, chapter: 1-3

A. Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (chapters: The social passions, The selfish passions, Justice and Beneficence)

K. Marx Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts 1844: Preface, Wages of Labour, Estranged Labour, Private Property and Communism, The Power Of Money, Critique of the Hegelian Dialectic and Philosophy as a Whole

12. K. Marx German Ideology: Feuerbach, Capital: The Fetishism of Commodities and the Secret thereof

K. Marx, F. Engels, Manifesto of the Communist Party

VI. Søren Kierkegaard

13. Fear and Trembling: A Dialectical Lyric by Johannes de Silentio

VII. Auguste Comte

14. A Discourse on the Positive Spirit

Knowledge: 1) student understands historical nature of the formation of philosophical concepts; 2) student is familiar with ideas and arguments of major modern philosophers.

Skills: 1) student is capable of evaluation of philosophical argumnets; 2) student is capable of intepreting modern philosophical texts in their proper context; 3) student reconstructs wolrdviews and hidden pressupositions

Social comptences: 1) student is aware of a pivotal role of modern philosophical heritage in contemporary social world

FROM 2020/2021

Oral exam, active participation in the tutorial (including public presentation) is required in order to acces exam

Permissible number of absences: 2

TO 2019/2020

presence and activity in class; oral exam