Philosophy of culture

Course: Cultural Studies 2020

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Philosophy of culture
Code
ОК 23
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
1. To have the skills of critical thinking, to present their own thoughts in a clear way, to make their arguments. 2. To analyze, comment and summarize scientific and analytical texts of culturological format. 4. To know and understand theoretical approaches to definition of culture, its manifestations and forms of existence. 5. To collect, organize and analyze information on cultural phenomena, events, historical and cultural processes. 8. To interpret cultural sources (material, printed, visual, artistic) using special literature and certain methods, tо reasonably present conclusions regarding their content.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Before starting this course, students should know general ideas about theoretical and practical philosophy; about the specifics of philosophical problems in their relation to science, religion, art as forms of the spiritual life of mankind; about the principles of critical understanding of philosophical concepts and about the main options for solving philosophical problems; 2. Be able to carry out analytical work; collect and interpret scientific information, processing the main literature on practical and theoretical philosophy, set general goals and main tasks of philosophical research; operate with the main components of theoretical and practical philosophy in everyday life and general social practice; 3. Possess elementary skills to solve tasks and practical problems in the learning process; study literature on theoretical and practical philosophy; justify the goals and directions of research in philosophy, in particular, analyze the philosophical problems of social practice.
Course content
Topic 1. Introduction. Basics of cultural and philosophical experience. Topic 2. Nature in cultural and philosophical experience Topic 3. History of cultural and philosophical ideas Topic 4. Archaic experience of the body. Ontological mimesis Topic 5. Iconic body of culture. Political mimesis Topic 6. Cultural and philosophical experience
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral presentation, additions and participation in discussions at seminars: 5 / 20 points 2. self-study (writing an essay, taking notes and creating tables of basic terms): 28 / 35 points 3. Colloquium: 3 / 5 points Final evaluation in the form of an exam: Written exam - 24 / 40 points
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Volodymyr Volodymyrovytch Prykhodko
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