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Philosophy

2021/2022
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
4
ECTS credits
Course type:
Compulsory course
When:
1 year, 1, 4 module

Instructor


Bronzo, Silver

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

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

Expected Learning Outcomes

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

Course Contents

  • Introduction to Philosophy
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking 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.
  • non-blocking Participation Module 1
    Each student is required to post a reading response on the website of the course, for a total of twelve reading responses
  • non-blocking Participation Module 2
    Each student should post a "reading response" on the website of the course before each seminar, for a total of 12 readings responses for the whole course
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2021/2022 4th module
    0.2 * Participation Module 1 + 0.6 * Exam + 0.2 * Participation Module 2
Bibliography

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