Philosophy

2020/2021

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

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Кредиты

Кто читает:

Образовательная программа «Управление цифровым продуктом»

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 1, 2 модуль

Преподаватель

Бронцо Сильвер

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course is designed to introduce students to key philosophical ideas and debates. The first module focuses on issues in Moral and Political Philosophy; the second module on issues in Metaphysics and Epistemology.

Learning Objectives

• Be able to to read, analyze, and reflect upon the ideas presented in the philosophical texts
• Be open to seeing and thinking about the world in new ways

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Be able to read and engage with philosophical texts
• Be able to present and engage with a range of classic philosophical problems in the Western tradition

Course Contents

• Introduction to Philosophy
  An introduction to philosophy through classic texts, focusing on problems in Moral and Political Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, and the Philosophy of Religion

Assessment Elements

• Exam
  The final exam will be a take-home exam consisting of questions requiring short answers (one or two paragraphs each). Students must turn in the exam in Ms Teams. The exam questions will be uploaded in MsTeams at least 24 hours before the deadline.
• Participation Module 1
  Each student is required to post a reading response on the website of the course, for a total of five reading responses
• Participation Module 2
  Each student should post a "reading response" on the website of the course before each seminar, for a total of 5 readings responses

Interim Assessment

• Interim assessment (2 module)
  0.7 * Exam + 0.15 * Participation Module 1 + 0.15 * Participation Module 2

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Aristotle, Brown, L., & Ross, W. D. (2009). The Nicomachean Ethics. Oxford: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=298419
• On Liberty / Mill, J — New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013. — 263 с. — ISBN 9780300130164. — URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3420105&query=mill+on+liberty (дата обращения: 30.08.2019). — Текст : электронный.
• Plato, Reeve, C. D. C., & Grube, G. M. A. (1992). Republic. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=408154

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Nagel, T., & Askews & Holts Library Services. (1987). What Does It All Mean? : A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2096427