Type:Module/Course/Examination
Language:English
ECTS-Credits:3.0
Scheduled in semester:1-6
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:28.0 L / 21.0 h
Self-directed study time:69.0 h
Module coordination/Lecturers
- Dr. Roman Banzer
(Modulleitung)
Curricula
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration (01.09.2012)Master's degree programme in Architecture (01.09.2014)
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Master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship and Management (01.09.2018)
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Bachelor's degree programme in Architecture (01.09.2019)
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Description
As a short introduction to philosophy, this seminar takes up mainly four issues:
- The nature of philosophy: what is philosophy? What are its objects of investigation? What are its methods? What makes philosophy relevant?
- The nature of morality: how should we live? Why do we need ethics?
- The nature of art: What is art? What is an artwork? How do we evaluate artworks? Are moral standards relevant for art?
- The nature of knowledge and critical thinking: how can we know something? How can we formulate logical and coherent positions? What is critical thinking and how can we train it?
This seminar will be an opportunity to introduce and discuss major philosophical positions and theories in the areas of ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and critical thinking. Using practical examples from concrete life-situations, we'll establish the link between theory and practice and show the relevance of philosophy.
Learning Outcomes
- Acquire knowledge on philosophy in general and on core philosophical issues in particular;
- Familiarize with theories of some major past and contemporary philosophers, mainly in the areas of ethics, aesthetics, and epistemology.
- Understand how philosophical-theoretical insights can be used to address practical and concrete life situations;
- Acquire skills necessary to read and write philosophical works
- Develop critical thinking
Qualifications
Lectures Method
- Lecture, reading assignments, discussions, and presentations.
Admission Requirements
- A genuine interest in philosophy
- This course serves also as a good basis for the lecture on "Doing the Right Thing: On Practical Ethics"
Literature
- Edward Craig, Philosophy. A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: OUP, 2002.)
- Aloysius P. Martinich, Philosophical Writing. An Introduction, 4. Ed. (Oxford: Wiley Blackwell, 2016)
- Thomas Nagel, What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy (Oxford: OUP, 1987).
- David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton, Philosophy Bites (Oxford: OUP, 2012
- Steven M. Cahn, Exploring Philosophy. An Introductory Anthology (Oxford: OUP, 2015), 5th Edition.
Further articles will be available on Moodle.
Exam Modalities
Participation in class (30%)
Reading assignments (30%)
Presentations (40%)
Compulsory attendance (min. 80%)
Assessment
Grading
- Course based on continuous assessment, details see under "assessment".
- Meeting attendance obligations and active participation are an essential pre-requisite for successfully completing a course based on continuous assessment.
- Attendance must be proven for at least 80% of the stipulated contact time. Responsibility for checking and providing written proof of this obligatory attendance lies with the course lecturer who is required to store this information at least until the end of the semester.
- In the case of absenteeism that exceeds the specified limits of absence, a medical certificate is required. Responsibility lies with the head of the Coordination Office for Cross-Faculty Elective Subjects to approve the reason for the student's failure to attend.
- Participation in other activities of the university are not recognized as an excused absence.
Comments
Cross-faculty elective subject:
Notice the special Multi-stage allocation process.
Exams
- P-FU_Fundamentals of Philosophy (WS 19/20, in Planung)