History of Polish Philosophy I

elective monographs

The lecture presents main ideas, doctrines, trends and schools of the Polish philosophical tradition from the Middle Ages to positivism.

The lecture presents main ideas, doctrines, trends and schools of the Polish philosophical tradition from the Middle Ages to positivism. The lecture discuss the following issues (i.a.): philosophy in Poland before establishing of the university in Krakow; scholastic philosophy of the 15th century; Renaissance philosophical and political thought (A. F. Modrzewski, S. Orzechowski); philosophical thought of the 17th century (Sebastian Petrycy of Pilzno, religious and social philosophy of Arianism-Socinianism); philosophical thought in the era of Polish Enlightenment (metaphysics of the „physical and moral order”, doctrines of H. Kołłątaj, S. Staszic, J. Śniadecki); philosophical thought of Polish Romanticism, including speculative systems of „national philosophy” and messianism (M. Mochnacki, B. Trentowski, A. Cieszkowski, K. Libelt, J. M. Hoene-Wroński); Warsaw positivism and critical positivism (J. Ochorowicz, A. Mahrburg).

Basic textbooks, studies and anthologies of texts on the history of Polish philosophy are recommended, including:

1. J. Domański, Z. Ogonowski, L. Szczucki, „Zarys dziejów filozofii w Polsce: wieki XIII – XVII”, Warszawa 1989.

2. S. Borzym, H. Floryńska, B. Skarga, A. Walicki, „Zarys dziejów filozofii polskiej 1815-1918”, Warszawa 1983.

3. J. Skoczyński, J. Woleński, „Historia filozofii polskiej”, Kraków 2010.

4. J. Domański, Z. Ogonowski, L. Szczucki i in., „Filozofia i myśl społeczna („700 lat myśli polskiej”)”, t. I - VI, Warszawa 1978 - 2000.

5. S. Pieróg, „Spór o charakter narodowy filozofii polskiej”, Warszawa 1999.

- students have knowledge of the most important achievements in the history of Polish philosophical thought from the Middle Ages to positivism;

- students know the basic research methods and argumentation strategies used in medieval and modern Polish philosophy;

- students understand the historical nature of the formation of philosophical ideas and the historical changeability of language meanings;

- students understand the role of philosophical reflection in shaping culture;

- students detect the relationship between the formation of philosophical ideas and social and cultural processes;

- students are ready to identify their knowledge and skills in the field of the history of Polish philosophy from the Middle Ages to positivism

Assessment based on a written work (on a selected topic discussed during the lecture).

Acceptable number of missed classes without formal explanation: 2