Anthropology of ecological crisis WF-OB-ANKS
Course contents:
1. Identification of the ecological crisis (10 hours) - OB1_KO1
a) The semantic identification of the ecological crisis
b) The structural identification of the ecological crisis
c) The dynamic identification of the ecological crisis
2. The man as an object of the threatened natural environment (6 hours)
a) The biological dimension of the experience of the ecological crisis
b) The aesthetic dimension of the experience of the ecological crisis
c) The ethical dimension of experiencing the ecological crisis
3. The man as a subject of the threatened natural environment (6 hours)
a) The biological aspect
b) The rational aspect
4. Anthropology of overcoming the ecological crisis (8 hours)
a) The postulate of the survival ethos of humanity
b) The postulate of symbiosis between nature and culture
- H. Jonas postulate of the physiocentric principle of survival
- L. Schäfer postulates the anthropocentric principle of survival
- K. Lorenz postulate ethological survival principle
- anthropological postulate of ecological capitalism
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Term 2023/24_L:
Course contents: 2. The man as an object of the threatened natural environment (6 hours) 3. The man as a subject of the threatened natural environment (6 hours) 4. Anthropology of overcoming the ecological crisis (8 hours) |
Term 2024/25_L:
Course contents: 2. The man as an object of the threatened natural environment (6 hours) 3. The man as a subject of the threatened natural environment (6 hours) 4. Anthropology of overcoming the ecological crisis (8 hours) |
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
Term 2025/26_L: (in Polish) PO/H1 - obszar nauk humanistycznych - I stopień/JM | Term 2023/24_L: (in Polish) PO/H1 - obszar nauk humanistycznych - I stopień/JM | Term 2024/25_L: (in Polish) nie dotyczy |
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge: the student is able to describe the nature as the set of cognitive, economic, aesthetic and educational values.
Abilities: the student is using the computer in the necessary scope for the information retrieval, communicating, organising and the preliminary data analysis, drafting reports and the presentation of results.
Competence: he knows the scope of the interdisciplinary knowledge possessed by oneself and possessed abilities, understands the need of constant training oneself and of the professional development, is demonstrating the carefulness and the criticism in accepting information from the scientific literature, of Internet, particularly available at mass media, having relating to the environmental protection. He is conscious of the self-limitation oneself in the management of resources.
Assessment criteria
Assessment methods:
The final grade consists of two components:
1) Essay (70%)
The student prepares an essay on a topic consistent with the course scope, based on the content discussed in class and the assigned readings. The essay should demonstrate: conceptual accuracy, a logical structure of argumentation, appropriate use of the literature, and reflection on the implications of the discussed issue.
2) In-class engagement (30%)
Engagement is assessed on the basis of the student’s substantive contribution and completed tasks during class, in particular:
a) substantive contributions to discussion (quality of argument, relevance, use of concepts),
b) contribution to group work and feedback to others (well-grounded comments, cooperation, constructive critique),
c) short presentations / moderating discussion (when assigned),
d) brief summaries and syntheses (e.g., “thesis of the day,” linking themes, a problem question at the end of class).
Make-up option for engagement:
If a student misses a class for justified reasons, they may complete an equivalent task (e.g., a short reflection based on the assigned reading or a structured forum post) in order to earn the corresponding portion of points within the “in-class engagement” component.
Final grade:
The final grade is calculated as a weighted average: essay 70% + in-class engagement 30%.
Student workload (ECTS):
seminar classes (contact hours) – 30 h
preparation for the seminar (reading, notes) – 10 h
consultations – 5 h
essay preparation – 15 h
Total: 60 h
Conversion rate: 30 h = 1 ECTS → 60 h = 2 ECTS
ECTS credits: 2
Bibliography
1. Bołoz, Wojciech, Stanisław Jaromi, Zbigniew Karaczun, Zbigniew Łepko, Andrzej Papuziński, i Ryszard F. Sadowski. 2016. „Ekofilozoficzne przesłanie Encykliki Laudato si’”. Studia Ecologiae Et Bioethicae 14 (4), 109-28. https://doi.org/10.21697/seb.2016.14.4.06.
2. Łepko, Zbigniew, Ryszard F. Sadowski. 2017. „Od środowiska do współśrodowiska: człowiek w poszukiwaniu swojego oίκος.” Studia Ecologiae Et Bioethicae 15(2): 5-11. https://doi.org/10.21697/seb.2017.15.2.01.
3. Łepko, Zbigniew, Ryszard F. Sadowski. 2020. „Paradoksalne konsekwencje nowożytnego projektu panowania człowieka nad przyrodą.” W Paradoksy ekologiczne. Odpady miarą sukcesu i porażki cywilizowanej ludzkości, red. R.F. Sadowski i A. Kosieradzka-Federczyk. Warszawa: Krajowa Szkoła Administracji Publicznej.
4. Łepko, Zbigniew. "Ku ekofilozofii." Studia philosophiae christianae 30.1 (1994): 21-34.
5. Łepko, Zbigniew. 2003. Antropologia kryzysu ekologicznego w świetle współczesnej literatury niemieckiej. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe UKSW.
6. Łepko, Zbigniew. 2005. „W sprawie ekologicznej estetyki przyrody.” Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae 3(1): 127-144. https://doi.org/10.21697/seb.2005.3.1.08.
7. Łepko, Zbigniew. 2010. „Ekologiczny postulat nauki dla zrównoważonego rozwoju.” Seminare 27: 77-86.
8. Łepko, Zbigniew. 2011. „W sprawie polityki dla zrównoważonego rozwoju.” Seminare 29: 75-88. https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2011.29.06.
9. Sadowski, Ryszard F. 2022. „Ekologia integralna.” W: Filozofia społeczna, red. Stanisław Janeczek, Anna Starościc, cz. II, s. 367-394. Lublin: Wydawnictwo KUL.
10. Sadowski, Ryszard. 2016. "The Concept of Nobilis Barbarus in the Light of Contemporary Ecological Challenges." Problemy Ekorozwoju–Problems of Sustainable Development 11(1): 23-30.
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