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History of the Ancient Philosophy - course description

General information
Course name History of the Ancient Philosophy
Course ID 08.1-WH-UZ-F-HAPh-1
Faculty Faculty of Humanities
Field of study WH - oferta ERASMUS / Philosophy
Education profile -
Level of studies First-cycle Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2024/2025
Course information
Semester 2
ECTS credits to win 10
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr hab. Tomasz Mróz, prof. UZ
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Lecture 30 2 - - Exam
Class 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

The classes are aimed towards analyzing the ideasof the ancient philosophers. In studying this historical development of philosophy some particular goals are accomplished: to acquaint students with Greek and Roman philosophical terminology, with the development of philosophical concepts and its stages, with bonds between philosophy and its cultural background, and with various interpretations of the ancient thought. The additonal aim consists in developing students’ ability of describing and comparing various philosophical systems.

Prerequisites

none

Scope

Lectures’ material comprises of the European philosophy from the beginning of the Greek thought to the philosophy of the late Hellenistic period, excluding the ancient Christian philosophy in the antiquity. The problems of ontology and philosophical anthropology are stressed as well as the issue of the mutual relations between various areas of philosophy (ontology, epistemology, philosophical anthropology and ethics). The lectures present the synthetic and general view of the matter, while the classes focus on analyzing particular philosophical texts.

Teaching methods

various forms of lecture; various forms of text-based classes

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Classes: attending the classes, active participation in discussions, proving comprehence of the texts and the ability to structure arguments; written colloquia and the final test.
Lectures: oral exam.

Recommended reading

Fragments of pre-Socratic philosophers, the Sophists; Plato: Apology, Phaedo, Republic (VII); Aristotle:
Nicomachean Ethics (I), Metaphysics (I, V), On the Soul (III); Epicurus, letters in: Diogenes Laertius, Lives
and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (X); Marcus Aurelius, Meditations; Seneca, On the Shortness of
Life; Plotinus, Enneads (selection).

Further reading

Any general contemporary introduction to or outline of ancient philosophy, e.g.: A. Kenny, A New History of
Western Philosophy, vol. I, 2006. Further reading on the particular philosophers and ancient philosophical
currents will be provided during the semester.

Notes


Modified by dr Paweł Walczak, prof. UZ (last modification: 10-12-2024 13:18)