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(in Polish) Systemy filozoficzne Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu

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Course ID: 3800-SFW24-M
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: Systemy filozoficzne Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu
Organizational unit: Faculty of Philosophy
Course groups: (in Polish) Wykłady monograficzne (studia stacjonarne, filozofia)
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 4.00 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.
Language: Polish
Type of course:

elective monographs

Short description:

The lecture is devoted to the discussion of the most important philosophical systems and doctrines of the Middle and Far East. Particular attention will be focused on their relationship with religion. The most important issues raised in philosophical systems will be discussed: cosmogony, cosmology, deity and its character and relation to the created world. In the individual blocks ontological, metaphysical and epistemological problems will be elaborated. In first two lectures the beginnings of philosophical and religious thinking in the Ancient East will be presented. The following blocks Indian philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, Japanese philosophy, Chinese philosophy, Jewish philosophy, Muslim philosophy and contemporary Persian thought will be analysed.

Full description:

The lecture is devoted to the discussion of the most important philosophical systems and doctrines of the Middle and Far East. Particular attention will be focused on their relationship with religion. The most important issues raised in philosophical systems will be discussed: cosmogony, cosmology, deity and its character and relation to the created world. In the individual blocks ontological, metaphysical and epistemological problems will be elaborated. In first two lectures the beginnings of philosophical and religious thinking in the Ancient East will be presented. The following blocks Indian philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, Japanese philosophy, Chinese philosophy, Jewish philosophy, Muslim philosophy and contemporary Persian thought will be analysed.

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Majid Fakhry, A History of Islamic Philosophy, Syracuse 1982

Majid Fakhry, An Introduction to Muslim Philosophy, Theology and Mysticism

S,H. Nasr (red.), History of Islamic Philosophy, Routledge 2007

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O. Leaman (red.), Islamic Philosophy in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, W. Craig (red.).

S.H. Nasr, Islamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present, New York 2006

O. Leaman, Krótkie wprowadzenie do filozofii islamu, tłum. Michal Lipszyc, Aletheia, Warszawa 2004

H. Corbin, Historia filozofii muzułmańskiej, tłum. K. Pachniak, Dialog, Warszawa 2005.

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Roman Seidel, Reading Kant in Tehran. Toward a Reception of the Iranian Reception of European Philosophy, “Asiatische Studien Etudes Asiatiques” LXIV 3 2010.

M. Rodziewicz, Blasphemers or Mystics? Reflection over the Nature of the Revelation in Contemporary Iran w: In Quest of Identity. Studies on the Persianate World, Warszawa 2015.

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Agnieszka Erdt, Od okcydentozy do okcydentalistyki. Irańskie odpowiedzi na zachodnią ekspansję w: Kulturowe uwarunkowania rozwoju w Azji i Afryce, red. K. Górak-Sosnowska, J. Jurewicz, Łódź 2010

Learning outcomes:

Acquired knowledge:

has comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of the role of philosophical reflection in shaping culture;

has extended knowledge of the place and significance of philosophy in relation to the sciences, and of the subject and methodological specificity of philosophy;

knows at an advanced level philosophical terminology in Polish in a selected philosophical subdiscipline

knows the philosophical terminology for oriental philosophies;

has systematic knowledge and understanding of the main directions of basic philosophical subdisciplines and understands the relationship between these directions;

has knowledge of the relationship between the formation of philosophical ideas in oriental cultures and changes in culture and society; understands the fundamental role that philosophical ideas play in the creation of cultural works and institutions;

Acquired skills:

knows the most important philosophical systems of the Middle and Far East;

can explain the circumstances of their formation and relationships with religious and social life;

understands the specifics of Oriental philosophical systems and is able to indicate their relationship with contemporary political and social life in this area;

Social competences acquired:

knows the scope of his knowledge and skills, understands the need for continuous training and professional development;

recognizes and formulates ethical problems related to other cultures, is able and demonstrates activity in solving these problems;

participates in social and cultural life, is interested in innovative philosophical concepts of other cultures, in relation to other parts of cultural and social life, tries to use them as a value for Western culture;

actively participates in behavioral activities; the philosophical heritage of all cultures and their use in understanding social and cultural events;

can interact and work in a group, taking on various roles in it.

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Written test

Number of absences: 2

Classes in period "Academic year 2024/25" (future)

Time span: 2024-10-01 - 2025-06-08
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Type of class:
Monographic lecture, 60 hours, 20 places more information
Coordinators: Katarzyna Pachniak
Group instructors: Katarzyna Pachniak
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