Философия

2022/2023

Статус: Дисциплина общего цикла

Кто читает: Департамент социологии

Когда читается: 1, 2 модуль

Онлайн-часы: 30

Охват аудитории: для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ

Преподаватели: Барышева Ольга Игоревна, Кутузова Анна Олеговна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 4

Контактные часы: 30

Full Syllabus

Abstract

Philosophical questions are meaningful questions that do not have empirical or formal answers. The course seeks to grasp as well as answer a number of central questions in philosophy such as: - What makes moral judgments true? - What rights and liberties should people have? - Do people have a free will? - Is it possible to provide a correct definition of art? - How might a meaningful life be possible in a purely physical world? Priority will be given to students of English-language programmes.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to: Describe and distinguish key philosophical concepts in the main subfields of philosophy, including concepts such as free will, mind, knowledge, good, etc. Read and comprehend philosophical texts, both classical and contemporary. Discuss core philosophical problems, such as whether there is a good, what does it mean to be conscious, are we free to make choices, what is justice, etc. Explain and defend a position on basic philosophical problems.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to describe and distinguish key foundations of our moral lives.
Students will be able to describe and distinguish philosophical concepts key including free will, mind, knowledge

Course Contents

Practical philosophy
Theoretical philosophy

Assessment Elements

Mid-term tests
In class participation
Final exam
Tests pass in the LMS system, test variants are generated automatically from the database. For each task, 4 answers are given. The student needs to choose only one of the proposed answer options.

Interim Assessment

2022/2023 2nd module
0.5 * Final exam + 0.25 * Mid-term tests + 0.25 * In class participation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Chrisman, M., & Pritchard, D. (2017). Philosophy for Everyone (Vol. Second edition). New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1286862
Conee, E. B., & Sider, T. (2014). Riddles of Existence : A Guided Tour of Metaphysics: New Edition (Vol. New edition). Oxford: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=864690
Pritchard, D. (2016). What Is This Thing Called Philosophy? London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1222339

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Godfrey-Smith, P. (2003). Theory and Reality : An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=324622

Course Syllabus