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Course Syllabus

Bachelor 2022/2023

World Intellectual History

Type: Elective course (International Programme in Economics and Finance)
Area of studies: Economics
Delivered by: International College of Economics and Finance
Where: International College of Economics and Finance
When: 1 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Maria Petrova, Alexandra Tsareva, Отдельнов Марк Михайлович
Language: English
ECTS credits: 6
Contact hours: 112

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

World Intellectual History is a two semester survey course which covers the history of the leading intellectual trends and ideas that have had an impact on the development of the cultures and civilizations of the world. The course material is introduced through both original historical texts and secondary sources. The time period covered begins with emergence of the first civilizations and ends in the present day. The course covers major developments around the globe including Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • • Introducing students to religious/philosophical insights conveyed in various texts;
  • • Explaining how ideas are interconnected with historical context;
  • • Developing students ability to analyze the influence of intellectual life of the past on the present;
  • • Enabling students to participate in make public presentations and engage in debates.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • • Identify, define, and explain key ideas of different thinkers
  • • Compare and contrast intellectual developments across time and/or geographical areas;
  • • Critically analyse information and incorporate it appropriately into a well-supported argument;
  • • Select relevant ideas and explain their significance in a historical context
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction. Axial Age. Pre-Axial Worldview.
  • Ancient India: from Upanishads to Buddhism
  • Ancient China: three great philosophies
  • Ancient Israel: the rise of monotheism.
  • Classical Greek Civilization
  • Hellenistic Civilization
  • Early Christianity
  • Early Islam
  • Medieval Hindu Thought.
  • China from Han to the end of Song dynasties
  • Medieval Christian civilization, East and West.
  • Classical Islamic civilization.
  • Early modern Europe.
  • Scientific Revolution.
  • The Enlightenment.
  • Counter-Enlightenment.
  • Political Ideologies in XIXth Century Europe
  • Modernity in India
  • Modernity in Japan
  • Modernity in China
  • Islam and Modernity
  • Modernity in Russia
  • World Communism
  • Irratonalism
  • Late Capitalism and ‘Post-Modernity’
  • Post-post-modernism
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Seminar performance
    In order to get full marks for the seminar participation students need to actively participate in the class discussions, to demonstrate familiarity with assigned readings and lecture material, including being prepared to answer the questions that the class teacher may pose.
  • non-blocking Mini-essays
    Each mini-essay is written within 5 minutes in class answering one of the questions for the lecture.
  • non-blocking Presentation
    Oral in-class presentation, 5 minutes. Students self-enroll for particular dates, 2 slots per seminar, and pick one question out of pool of questions for the lecture to present.
  • non-blocking Winter exam
    Written exam with essay-type questions and possibility of choice.
  • non-blocking Exam
    Written exam with essay-type questions and possibility of choice.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2022/2023 2nd module
    0.15 * Presentation + 0.15 * Mini-essays + 0.2 * Seminar performance + 0.5 * Winter exam
  • 2022/2023 4th module
    0.5 * Exam + 0.15 * Mini-essays + 0.2 * Seminar performance + 0.15 * Presentation
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Worlds of history: a comparative reader. Vol. 2: A comparative reader : Since 1400, Reilly, K., 2017
  • Worlds of history: a comparative reader. Vol.1: A comparative reader : to 1550, Reilly, K., 2017

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Harvey, P. (2013). An Introduction to Buddhism : Teachings, History and Practices (Vol. 2nd ed). New York: Cambridge eText. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=498302
  • Lai, K. (2008). An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=304657
  • Postmodernism : a very short introduction, Butler, C., 2002
  • Silverstein, A. J. (2010). Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=303939