Christian Ethics in Poland in the Second Half of the 20th Century WF-FI-KOBYL-WM212
In Poland, after 1945 ethical reflection was a very important part of the controversy between Christian thought and the communist system. The most interesting models of Christian ethics, developed at this time, including concepts of different great authors like Karol Wojtyła and Tadeusz Ślipko.
One of the most important proposals of this period is the ethics of solidarity that is connected with the experience of Solidarity Movement created in 1980. The main theoretician of this conception of ethics was Józef Tischner. It seems that the ethics of solidarity is extremely important today as one of the possible responses to the crisis of contemporary liberal democracy.
During the classes the ethical concepts will be presented in the wider context of the controversy between Christian thought and Marxist philosophy.
Topics
1. Philosophy in Poland after 1945
2. Main currents of Christian philosophy
3. Christian critique of Marxism
4. The specificity of Christian inspirations in ethics
5. Different models of Thomistic philosophy
6. Tadeusz Ślipko and his conception of ethics
7. The specificity of phenomenological ethics
8. From Max Scheler to Karol Wojtyła
9. Christian personalism and ethics
10. Moral aspects of the birth of Solidarity Movement in 1980
11. Solidarity as a philosophical category
12. Józef Tischner and the philosophy of drama
13. The philosophy of drama and the ethics of solidarity
14. The main dimensions of the ethics of solidarity
15. The role of solidarity in liberal democracy
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
Students describe the historical context of Christian philosophy in Poland in the second half of the twentieth century, they know some of the main models of Christian ethics developed in this period by the Polish thinkers.
SKILLS
Students are able to analyze and interpret philosophical texts on Christian ethics developed in Poland in the second half of the twentieth century
COMPETENCES
Students recognize the possibility of creating even today various models of Christian ethics, they see the need of moral reflection in the context of the axiological crisis of modern liberal democracy, they recognize the universal nature of an ethic of solidarity.
Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria:
• Attending classes
• Taking part in the discussions
• Submitting one essay on a chosen topic concerning Christian ethics in Poland in the second half of the twentieth century (6-8 pages)
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