Philosophical anthropology

Course: Cultural Studies 2020

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Philosophical anthropology
Code
ДВВ.10
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
To know: Subject, methods, theoretical foundations of philosophical anthropology. The main problems of philosophical anthropology and critically comprehend it. The latest concepts of philosophical anthropology. Be able to: Demonstrate knowledge of specialised literature in philosophical anthropology. Explain the conditions of formation of philosophical anthropology. Explain the variability of contemporary concepts of philosophical anthropology. Communication: Demonstrate the ability to communicate fluently in the language of study. Use knowledge of foreign languages to read philosophical literature in preparation for seminars. Participate in professional discussions in the classroom. Autonomy and responsibility: Independently search for and critically process the literature on philosophical anthropology, be fluent in the methods of processing, analysing and synthesising scientific information. Demonstrate the ability to continue learning with a high level of autonomy.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know: Conceptual knowledge of theoretical and practical philosophy. The specifics of philosophical problems, the peculiarities of the relationship between philosophy and science, religion, art. Critical understanding of modern philosophical concepts. Essence and types of scientific rationality. Ontological, epistemological, axiological, anthropological, phenomenological constants and guidelines. 2. Be able to: Carry out analytical and research work. Collect and interpret scientific information. Form a philosophical expert opinion. To argue about key philosophical issues. Understand the nature of ontological, epistemological, anthropological, social, cultural, legal, political, linguistic and historical phenomena. Assess the state and trends of contemporary culture. 3. To have: basic skills: Elementary skills to solve complex tasks and practical problems. Carry out various types of research work. Properly present the results of research.
Course content
Part 1. The subject of philosophical anthropology The place and role of philosophical anthropology in the system of philosophical and humanitarian knowledge Three circles of ideas about man: a rational reconstruction of the history of anthropological views The invention of subjectivity The philosophy of suspicion as a theoretical background of philosophical anthropology Part 2. The Foundations of Philosophical Anthropology in the Works of Scheler, Plessner, and Gelehn Heidegger's fundamental ontology and philosophical anthropology Political anthropology of Hannah Arendt Unconscious, alienation and repression in human existence (Marx, Freud, Frome, Marcuse) Intersubjectivity and corporeality as dimensions of human existence (Husserl, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty) Human existence as a dialogue (Buber) and as a response (Waldenfels)
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
Final assessment in the form of a test: the final number of points in the discipline (maximum 100 points), which is determined as the sum (simple or weighted) of points for systematic work during the semester. The grade is based on the results of the student's work throughout the semester. Thus, the final grade consists of the sum of the semester marks and the final test.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Vakhtang Ivanovich Kebuladze
Department of Theoretical and Practical Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Theoretical and Practical Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy