Infopaket

Philosophy

OK 13

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2023/2024

5 Semester

4

PLO 2. Process information effectively: collect relevant information from a variety of sources, including professional literature and electronic databases, critically analyze and interpret it, organize, classify and systematize it. PLO 3. Organize own learning and self-education process. PLO 4. Understand the fundamental principles of human, nature and society genesis.

Full-time form

Students should know the features of historical and cultural stages of Europe; to have basic factual knowledge of humanities and social sciences; be able to find, systematize and interpret information about phenomena (society, human being, nature); apply basic concepts to studying phenomena and processes; tidentify the features of the human communities and societies coexistence in the context of globalization; plan their own work and evaluate its results and consequences; use interactive and multimedia tools; be skilled in working with texts; know how to create structured oral and written presentations; interact with colleagues during the studies.

The objective is to form a set of knowledge, abilities and system thinking skills to solve complex practical problems in the professional field by asserting an integrative and exploratory role of philosophy. Curriculum content. Part 1: Worldview: essence, historicity and value dimensions. Philosophy as a human being’s self-determination and self-affirmation. Philosophy as a system of knowledge. Categories of philosophy: the content and functions. The main stages of philosophical thought development. Part 2: Philosophical doctrine of Existence. Existence of a human being and nature. Philosophy of consciousness. Theoretical-and-methodological foundations of cognition. Philosophy of language. Part 3: Philosophical understanding of the historical process. Society as a subject of philosophy. Philosophical understanding of the economic sphere of society. Philosophical comprehension of the political life of society. Spirituality and culture.

1. Nagel, Thomas. What does it all mean? A very short introduction to philosophy. Oxford University Press, New York, 1987. 2. Russell, Bertrand. A History of Western Philosophy and Its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Simon and Schuster, New York, 1945. 3. Russell, Bertrand. The problems of Philosophy. Echo, 2007. 4. Weeks, Markus. How Philosophy Works. DK Publishing, New York, 2019. 5. Warburton, Nigel. Philosophy: the basics. New York, 2013.

Lectures, seminars, self-study

Assessment methods. In-term (formative assessment) 36-60 points:{orally} responses, remarks on the issue, discussion – 16-48 points; {orally/written} selective workshop – 2-6 points; {written} test papers (2 papers) – 2-6 points (for both). Exam (final assessment) –{written} exam paper: 24-40 points. Total scale of points. 90-100 – Excellent. 75-89 – Good. 60-74 – Satisfactory. 0-59 – Fail.

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