Ontology B

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Course ID:	3501-WISIP-OB
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:	Ontology B
Name in Polish:	Ontology B
Organizational unit:	Institute of Philosophy
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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:	English
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	Students familiarize themselves with contemporary, regularity as well as counterfactual, theories of causation. The definitions of the doctrines of determinism and fatalism are presented. A proposition to the effect that determinism and fatalism follow from the logical principle of the excluded middle or from the principle of causality is subject to analysis. The controversy between compatibilists and incompatibilists, revolving around the problem of the possibility of free will in a deterministic world, is outlined. Students acquire basic information about different accounts of the relation between the mental and the physical. S. Kripke’s modal argument, J. Kim’s functionalism and D. Chalmers’s approach are discussed. The principle of supervenience and its significance in philosophy of mind are explained. Selected issues in the ontology of values are considered with a special emphasis on the distinction between non-naturalitic concepts and non-natural properties.
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Learning outcomes:	KNOWLEDGE Students: - have a basic knowledge of the place and role of ontology in relation to other philosophical disciplines and branches of learning, and of the subject and methodological specificity of ontology - know basic ontological terminology in English - know and understand major concepts and trends in contemporary ontology - know ideas and arguments of the most prominent, twentieth- and twenty-first century philosophers working in the field of ontology - know fundamental research methods and argumentative strategies proper to metaphysics - know interpretation methods appropriate for ontological texts SKILLS Students: - seek, analyze, evaluate, select, and use information from traditional and electronic sources - read and interpret ontological texts - understand oral presentations of ontological ideas and arguments - correctly use ontological terminology - adequately define ontologically important concepts - analyze ontological arguments, identify their crucial assumptions and premises - uncover relations between different ontological claims - select argumentative strategies, formulate – on a basic level – critical arguments, reply to criticism SOCIAL COMPETENCE Students: - know the scope of their knowledge and skills, acknowledge the need for constant education and professional development - are open to new ideas and ready to change their minds in light of available data and arguments - organize their work effectively and critically assess their progress
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