ML: Polish Medieval Political Philosophy WF-FI-PLOTKAM-20-PCE
The aim of the course is to introduce students with the Polish political philosophy of the Middle Ages. The main emphasis will be on the so-called Polish school of law operating in the 15th century, in particular on the conciliar movement, the theory of just war, the concept of rights, the issue of property rights, etc. Polish medieval political thought will be presented against the background of European political disputes, as well as in the context of historical events in Poland and Europe
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcomes
Student knows and understands advanced terminology in the history of medieval philosophy in English; he knows and understands in a deep and comprehensive way the relationships between the main philosophical sub-disciplines; he knows and understands at an extended level the main directions of the basic philosophical sub-disciplines and the relationships between these directions; he knows and understands at an advanced level the relationship between the formation of philosophical ideas and changes in culture and society; he knows and understands the philosophical foundations of culture and the fundamental role that philosophical ideas play in the creation of cultural works and institutions;
The student can independently interpret a philosophical text, comment on and confront theses coming from various sources; he can see the complex dependencies between accepted philosophical theses and the position taken in social and world-view matters and demonstrate their rationality;
The student is ready to actively participate in activities for the preservation of the philosophical heritage and use it in attempts to understand social and cultural events; he is ready to take into account the importance of humanistic reflection for the formation of social bonds; he is ready to continuously improve his language skills and use the resources available to him for this purpose.
Assessment criteria
a) Description of ECTS
- activity on the e-learning platform (30 hours);
-preparation for classes / work on the e-learning platform (30 hours)
- preparation for the test (15 hours)
b) Pass conditions
The pass mark is to write a test covering the content of the classes on the Moodle platform.
Practical placement
Does not concern
Bibliography
1. Belch, Stanislaw F., Paulus Vladimiri and his doctrine concerning international law and politcs, vol. I, Mouton & Co., London-The Hague-Paris 1965
2. Burns, J.H. (ed.), 1988, The Cambridge History of Medieval Political Thought c. 350–c. 1450, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
3. Canning, Joseph, 1996, A History of Medieval Political Thought 300–1450, London: Routledge.
4. Gierke, Otto Friedrich von, 1900, Political Theories of the Middle Age, Frederic William Maitland (trans.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
5. Hagerlund, Hendrik (ed.), 2010, Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy, New York: Springer:
a. Kilcullen, John, ‘Natural Law”, pp. 831–839.
b. Kilcullen, John, ‘Natural Rights’, pp. 867–873.
6. Knoll, P. W., A Pearl of Powerful Learning. The University of Cracow in the Fifteenth Century, Leiden-Boston, Brill, 2016.
7. Lecler, Joseph, [1955] 1960, Toleration and the Reformation (Histoire de la tolérance au siècle de la Réforme), 2 volumes, T.L. Westow (trans.), London: Longmans.
8. Mäkinen, Virpi and Petter Korkman (eds.), 2006, Transformations in Medieval and Early-Modern Rights Discourse, Dordrecht: Springer.
9. Mäkinen, Virpi, 2001, Property Rights in the Late Medieval Discussion on Franciscan Poverty, Leuven: Peeters.
10. Miller, Fred D., Jr., 1995, Nature, Justice, and Rights in Aristotle's Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
11. Nederman, Cary J., 1990, “Conciliarism and Constitutionalism: Jean Gerson and Medieval Political Thought”, History of European Ideas, 12: 189–209.
12. Paweł Włodkowic, Pisma wybrane, t. I-III, wyd. L. Ehrlich, Warszawa 1966-1969.
13. Płotka, Magdalena, Privare aliquem iure suo est contra ius naturale. On Paul Vladimiri's Natural Rights Theory, “Ethical Perspectives” 1 (2017), s. 21-37.
14. Tierney B., Liberty and law. The idea of permissive natural law, 1100-1800, The Catholic University of America Press, Washington 2014.
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