History of Philosophy

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Course ID:	08-SODU-HIF
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.2 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. / (0314) Sociology and cultural studies The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	History of Philosophy
Name in Polish:	Historia filozofii
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty dla socjologii II stopnia w semestrze 1
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
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Short description:	I. Philosophy as important thinking (Wesendenken) and positive thinking in historical and contemporary context: 1. The origin and development of philosophical thought 2. Philosophy from commonsensical and scientific point of view 3. The essence and sources of important thinking. 4. Radical character of philosophical questions of and nonassumptiveness of philosophy 5. Philosophy as universal, fundamental, national and critical science. 6. Openness and dialogue: main characteristics of philosophy 7. Historicity of philosophical thought. 8. The practical character of philosophical thought. 9. Disciplines of philosophy. II. The relations between philosophy, culture and science. 1. Philosophy and particular sciences. 2. Philosophy, culture and arts. 3. Philosophy, politics and social life. 4. Philosophy, ideology and power. 5. Philosophy and morality. 6. Philosophy, worldview and religion. 7.Filozofia a teologia i metafizyka. III.History of philosophical thought.
Full description:	"History of Philosophy" is an important and integral part of general knowledge for university students of Humanities. The subject consists of four parts: 1) Philosophy as important thinking in historical and contemporary context; 2) The relations between philosophy, culture and science; 3) History of philosophical thought: chosen periods; 4) Philosophical schools and traditions in XX century and today. The course objectives: 1) Students will gain detailed and in-depth knowledge of preliminary philosophical issues combined with the elements of history of philosophy and contemporary philosophical schools. 2) The obligatory literature will help students understand the discussed issues and problems. 3) Students will practice: a. rational thinking and logical formulation of thoughts and ideas b. The ability to express and interpret existential problems in a positive and proper way c. Interest in philosophical and scientific questions d. The ability to study and analyze philosophical texts with understanding e. The ability to use this knowledge to solve their own existential problems. 4) Students will see philosophy as one of the Arts dealing with the crucial problems of human existence and attempting to find answers to the most elementary and complex questions that have always pervaded human societies.
Bibliography:	Literatura podstawowa: 1. Władysław Tatarkiewicz, Historia filozofii. T. 1-3, PWN, Warszawa 2005. 2. Zbigniew Kuderowicz (red.), Filozofia współczesna. T. 1-2, Wiedza Powszechna, Warszawa 1983. 3. Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, Zagadnienia i kierunki filozofii. Teoria poznania, metafizyka, Czytelnik, Warszawa 1983. 4. Baran Bogdan (red.), Filozofia dialogu, Znak, Kraków 1991. Literatura pomocnicza: 1. McInerney Peter K., Wstęp do filozofii, tłum. Matuszewski Roman, Zysk i Spółka, Poznań 1998. 2. Anzenbacher Arno, Wprowadzenie do filozofii, tłum. Zychowicz Juliusz, Unum, Kraków 1992. 3. Bukowski Jerzy, Zarys filozofii spotkania, Znak, Kraków 1987. 4. Baniak Józef (red.), Filozofia dialogu, t. 1- 8, UAM WT, Poznań 2004 - 2009.

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