(in Polish) Translatorium:Contemporary Readings in Phenomenology WF-FI-212-TRAWPLOT
The main goal of the course is to prepare for independent contact and use of English-language philosophical texts in the field of phenomenology on the example of the latest publications in this field. Phenomenology is one of the fastest growing fields of philosophical research, and a large proportion of contemporary discussions are taking place at the international level in English. In class, reading and discussing fragments of Dan Zahavi's work entitled "Husserl's Legacy: Phenomenology, Metaphysics, and Transcendental Philosophy" (Oxford 2017), which is widely commented on and discussed in contemporary works in the field of phenomenology. The classes also include reading articles on phenomenology of imagination and reduction methods. A further general goal of the course is to build the ability to create a scientific and research workshop when working with English-language works.
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge: the student knows the basic and advanced philosophical terminology in the field of phenomenology; student knows basic discussions in contemporary interpretations of Husserl's philosophy, including terminology, phenomenology of imagination and method of reduction
Skills: student independently translates from English into Polish; student uses phenomenological terminology in English
Competences: the student effectively organizes his own work in the field of translating English text from English into Polish; student is able to organize work in preparing a dictionary of technical terms
credits:
participation in classes: 30
preparation for classes and reading texts: 30
self-translation of the text: 30
consultations: 10
TOTAL HOURS: 100 [100: 25 = 4]
NUMBER OF ECTS: 4
Assessment criteria
The verification of knowledge and skills acquired during the course takes place in three stages:
1) independent preparation of a translation of the agreed fragment of text in the field of phenomenology from English into Polish;
2) passing a written colloquium in the area of material processed during the classes, with the score covering 50% of closed questions and 50% of open questions;
The following grading scale for the written test is expected:
5.0 - 100 - 91% of points
4.5 - 90 - 81% of points
4.0 - 80 - 71% of points
3.5 - 70 - 61% of points
3.0 - 60 - 51% of points
2.0 - 0 - 50% of points
3) Class attendance on a scale of:
1 absence - 5.0
2 absences - 4.0
3 absences - 3.0
4 and more presence - 2.0
The grade from the classes is the weighted average of the above component grades in the scope: 2/5 of the grade is an independent translation of the text, 2/5 of the grade is a written test, 1/5 of the grade is for attendance.
Practical placement
None
Bibliography
1. D. Zahavi, "Husserl's Legacy: Phenomenology, Metaphysics, and Transcendental Philosophy", Oxford 2017.
2. W. Płotka, "Reduction and the Question of Beginnings in Husserl, Fink and Patočka", "Human Studies" 41 (4) (2018), pp. 603-621.
3. W. Płotka, "A Controversy over the Existence of Fictional Objects: Husserl and Ingarden on Imagination and Fiction", "Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology" (2019), pp. 1–22
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