History of Ancient Philosophy I WH-FK-I-1-HisFilStar
What the lectures on the history of the ancient philosophy aim at is to present major philosophical concepts propounded by Greek philosophers, as well as to show how those concepts came to mind, functioned and what they meant to the philosophers themselves and what they represented in the classical culture in general
Subject matter of the course: the Greek mind of the pre-philosophy epoch. Greek irrationalism and rationalism - national and irrational aspects of the Greek mentality (with respect to the world of gods and nature) and their response to the Greek philosophy. The Homeric and Hesiod’s vision of the world (national and irrational aspects of the Greek world view). Orphism and Orphic inspirations in the Greek philosophy. The rise of the Greek philosophy. Demythologisation and rationalisation of the Greek vision of the world and the Greek notion of divinity. Naturalistic current in the Greek philosophy. Thales. Anaximander, Anaximenes – discovery of the both divine and natural principle of the whole nature. Xenophanes and his criticism of the traditional Greek theology. Heraclides of Ephesus and his philosophy of Logos; Pythagoreanism (Orphic ideas in Pythagoreanism, Pythagorean astronomy and metaphysics, the discovery of a mathematical character of the reality, struggle and harmony of antitheses, Pythagorean morality). Parmenides and his metaphysical idea of unchanging existence. Empedocles – a vision of the world as a coupling of love and hate – love being a real base of a rational order of the world. Anaxagoras and his idea of god as a mind. Democritus of Abdera and his attempt to overcome Parmenides’ aporia (atomism, ethics). Greek Sophists – general characteristic of the Greek sophistry and its most important representatives. Developments of the Greek sophistry. The sophistic model of culture and sophistic educational concepts. The idea of a natural instinct and natural morality. Socrates – the uniqueness and educational mission of Socrates, ethical intellectualism and Socrates’ maieutic. Socratic concept of morality. Minor Socratists: Antisthenes and cynism (Cynics’ appeal for liberation); Aristippus of Cyrene and Cyreneans (Cyreneans’ hedonism).
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Factual content: Subject matter of the course: the Greek mind of the pre-philosophy epoch. Greek irrationalism and rationalism - national and irrational aspects of the Greek mentality (with respect to the world of gods and nature) and their response to the Greek philosophy. The Homeric and Hesiod’s vision of the world (national and irrational aspects of the Greek world view). Orphism and Orphic inspirations in the Greek philosophy. The rise of the Greek philosophy. Demythologisation and rationalisation of the Greek vision of the world and the Greek notion of divinity. Naturalistic current in the Greek philosophy. Thales. Anaximander, Anaximenes – discovery of the both divine and natural principle of the whole nature. Xenophanes and his criticism of the traditional Greek theology. Heraclides of Ephesus and his philosophy of Logos; Pythagoreanism (Orphic ideas in Pythagoreanism, Pythagorean astronomy and metaphysics, the discovery of a mathematical character of the reality, struggle and harmony of antitheses, Pythagorean morality). Parmenides and his metaphysical idea of unchanging existence. Empedocles – a vision of the world as a coupling of love and hate – love being a real base of a rational order of the world. Anaxagoras and his idea of god as a mind. Democritus of Abdera and his attempt to overcome Parmenides’ aporia (atomism, ethics). Greek Sophists – general characteristic of the Greek sophistry and its most important representatives. Developments of the Greek sophistry. The sophistic model of culture and sophistic educational concepts. The idea of a natural instinct and natural morality. Socrates – the uniqueness and educational mission of Socrates, ethical intellectualism and Socrates’ maieutic. Socratic concept of morality. Minor Socratists: Antisthenes and cynism (Cynics’ appeal for liberation); Aristippus of Cyrene and Cyreneans (Cyreneans’ hedonism). |
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS
Term 2021/22_L: (in Polish) Punkty ECTS:
30 godz. - wykład - 1 punkt
30 godz. - przygotowanie do egzaminu - 1 punkt
| Term 2022/23_L: ECTS credits:
15 h - lecture - 1 point
30 h - preparation for the exam - 1 point |
Subject level
Learning outcome code/codes
Type of subject
Preliminary Requirements
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Objective learning outcomes adapted to philosophical literature
FK1_W04
Zna wybrane zagadnienia kontekstu historycznego i kulturowego fenomenów literackich w okresie starożytnym. Rozumie znaczenie kontekstu kulturowego i historycznego w dziejach i recepcji literatury.
FK1_U05
Potrafi wykorzystać w pracy znajomość kontekstu kulturowego, teorii recepcji, nauk pomocniczych.
FK1_K01:
Zdaje sobie sprawę z ograniczeń i niepełności posiadanej wiedzy, konieczności jej stałego pogłębiania; zdaje sobie sprawę ze stałej ewolucji tak nauk o literaturze jak i wiedzy o literaturze okresu starożytnego.
Assessment criteria
Classes are lectures.
The learning outcomes, especially in terms of knowledge and skills, but also in terms of social competences, are verified during the so-called classes. repetitions, and finally - during the oral exam. Before the direct exam, you can prepare your answer in writing using your lecture notes.
In order to get a very good grade, you need to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the issues related to the material from the whole semester during the exam, and additionally one read reading). For a good mark, one must demonstrate knowledge of all philosophical currents of the period in question and an understanding of the philosophical issues of this period. A general knowledge of the philosophical currents of the period and their most important representatives is sufficient for a satisfactory evaluation.
Practical placement
None
Bibliography
G. Reale, Historia filozofii starożytnej, Lublin 1993 – 2002.
Kirk, Raven, Schofield, Filozofia przedsokratejska, Warszawa Poznań 1999.
G. Colli, Narodziny filozofii, Warszawa-Kraków 1991.
J. Gajda, Sofiści, Warszawa 1998.
P. Hadot, Filozofia jako ćwiczenie duchowe, Warszawa1992.
P. Hadot, Czym jest filozofia starożytna, Warszawa 2000.
W. Jaeger, Paidea, Warszaw 2001.
A. Krokiewicz, Sokrates, Warszawa 1983.
A. Krokiewicz, Zarys filozofii greckiej. Od Talesa do Platona, Warszawa 1971.
I. Krońska, Sokrates, Warszawa 1958.
K. Leśniak, Materialiści greccy w epoce przed-sokratejskiej, Warszawa 1972.
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G. Reale, Historia filozofii starożytnej, Lublin 1993 – 2002. Kirk, Raven, Schofield, Filozofia przedsokratejska, Warszawa Poznań 1999. |
Notes
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