(in Polish) Social Philosophy

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Course ID:	3501-WISIP-SP
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:	Social Philosophy
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
Prerequisites (description):	Student should know the philosophical theories anaysed during History of Philosophy: Ancient, Medieval and Modern (up to XIX century). Knowledge of the Contemporary Philosophy is not necessary but could be helpful.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The aim of the tutorial is the introduction to the problems discussed in social philosophy on the ground of classical texts from this field of philosophy. The most important for the classes will be the understanding how such concepts as community, society, state, and commonwealth are perceived from the perspective of social philosophers. Moreover, it will be analysed which concepts and categories are inspiring for social philosophy nowadays.
Full description:	The aim of the tutorial is the introduction to the problems discussed in social philosophy on the grounds of classical texts from this field of philosophy. The most important for the classes will be the understanding how such concepts as community, society, state, and commonwealth are perceived from the perspective of social philosophers. Moreover, it will be analysed which concepts and categories are inspiring for social philosophy nowadays. Therefore, during tutorial there will be analysed “commentaries” written by modern philosophers which raise the problems missed in classical texts. The titles for these commentaries can be changed and adjusted to the topics interesting for the students participating in the classes.
Bibliography:	-J.P. Vernant, The Origins of Greek Thought (fragments) - Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII; Politics, Book I. Commentary: S. Schwarzenbach, “Fraternity, solidarity, and civic friendship”, Amity 2015. - St. Thomas, De Regno, Book I. - Machiavelli, De Prince (fragments) - T. Hobbes, Leviathan, The Introduction, Ch. I-IV, XIII-XIV. Commentary: C. Schmitt, Political Theology, ch. I-IV - J.J. Rousseau, The Social Contract (fragments) - B. Spinoza, Treatise on Theology and Politics, ch. XVI. Commentary: A. Badiou, St. Paul. The Foundation of Universalism, ch. IV. - I. Kant, Conjectural Beginning of Human History. - J. G. Fichte, The Closed Commercial State. Commentary: M. Foucault, Discipline and Punish: Panopticism. - G.W.F. Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit, Independence and dependence of self-consciousness: Lordship and Bondage; Philosophy of Right: Abstract Right. Commentary: A. Kojeve, Summary of the First Six Chapters of the Phenomenology of Spirit. - K. Marx, The German Ideology (fragments) - M. Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, ch. V. Commentary: J. Habermas, The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity, ch. 1. - H. Arendt, On Revolution, ch. 1.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge: Student has knowledge of the key problems of social philosophy from antiquity to modern times. Skills: Student can relate the acquired knowledge to contemporary issues undertaken within the social philosophy, but also more broadly, in the public debate. The student understands the continuity of certain philosophical concepts and can formulate the problems associated with them. Social competence: Student can see problems in social life and to refer them to philosophical concepts.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Written exam in the form of open questions Permissible number of absences: 2

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