Political Philosophy

elective monographs

The student should be interested in the theoretical foundations of political issues, have the ability to think critically and analytically.

The lecture on the political philosophy presents all the issues that make up this sub-discipline of philosophy: from political theology, through the main issues of political philosophy such as freedom, theoretical and practical reason, the system of political community, property - dominion, empire, human rights, individual and collective self-determination; philosophical positions on history (the theory of eternal return, linear political time, progress in politics, the category of revolution, conservatism) to the philosophical foundations of political science (raison of state, biopolitics).

The ontology of politics points to the foundations of philosophical knowledge about politics, models of political community such as: polis, civitas, state and systems: democracy, aristocracy, monarchy, republic, empire.

Political theology takes into account religiously founded models of power, such as theocracy or the metaphor of the political body embedded in medieval theology, it also takes into account the concept formulated by Carl Schmitt.

The main issues of political philosophy point to the political determinants and consequences of various models of rationality: theoretical and practical reason, along with their contemporary understanding.

Mastering space and people. As part of the political community, law and the philosophy of law develop, and with them models of mastering space and models of ownership - dominion and empire, and finally human rights, taking into account self-determination at the individual and collective level.

War and its basic concepts: realism and just war theory refer to peace as one of the main goals of the political community, considered by many philosophers (eg Hobbes) to be the most important.

Philosophical positions on time include the theory of eternal return, but also a linear approach to political time: the myth of beginning and destiny, the category of development and progress, progress in politics is often accompanied by the concept of revolution, which is opposed by conservatism.

The philosophical foundations of political science, in turn, point to the specificity of political knowledge (the category of raison d'état) and its affinity with other sciences, such as biology (biopolitics).

We will discuss these issues in future meetings.

Acquired knowledge:

The graduate knows and understands:

K_W02, in-depth research methods and argumentation strategies of political philosophy

K_W03, specialized philosophical terminology in Polish

K_W05, the main directions of development and the most important new achievements in the field of political philosophy

K_W08, in-depth norms constituting and regulating social structures and institutions and the sources of these norms, their nature, change and ways of influencing human behavior

K_W10, in depth the role of philosophical reflection in shaping politics

K_W11, in-depth relationship between the formation of philosophical ideas and changes in culture, society and politics;

Acquired skills:

A graduate is able to:

K_U01, independently interpret a philosophical text, creatively and innovatively comment and confront theses from various texts

K_U02, determine the degree of importance of the theses for the researched problem or argumentation

K_U03, analyze complex philosophical arguments, identify their theses and assumptions, establish logical and argumentative relationships between theses

K_U04, identify advanced argumentation strategies in oral and written statements

K_U06, creatively and innovatively use philosophical and methodological knowledge in formulating hypotheses and constructing critical arguments

K_U09, construct and creatively reconstruct arguments from the perspective of various philosophical positions, taking into account the types of argumentation specific to each of them and noticing the similarities and differences between them

K_U10, write creative monographs based on self-selected literature, using original, innovative approaches and take into account.

Acquired social competences:

The graduate is ready to:

K_K02, recognizing gaps in their knowledge and skills and looking for ways to remove these gaps

K_K03, independently undertaking and initiating professional activities as well as planning and organizing their course

K_K04, perceiving and formulating ethical problems related to own research work and responsibility towards colleagues and other members of society, and to be active in solving these problems

K_K05 active participation in social and cultural life; is interested in innovative philosophical concepts in connection with other parts of cultural and social life and encourages the implementation of these concepts

Exam on the date "0", based on writing a short essay or oral exam - 85%,

Activity during the lecture 15%.

Number of absences: 2 in a semester