An analysis of 20th Century Philosophy with a focus on the Pragmatist, Hermeneutical and Post-Modernist schools of thought. The philosophical views of C.S.Peirce, W.James, J.Dewey, H.G.Gadamer, R.Rorty, R.Bernstein, M.Foucault and J.Derrida. Also, an analysis of the thoughts of W.V.O.Quine, D.Davidson, W.Sellars, S.A.Kripke.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcomes Upon the completion of this course a student: |
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1) is informed of the contemporary philosophical questions and problematics. |
1,2,3,4,7 |
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2) is introduced with contemporary schools of thought. |
7,8,9,10 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
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3) matures their knowledge of history of philosophy. |
4,5,6,7 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
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4) starts referring to philosophical concepts in relation to theoretical and practical matters. |
3,4,5,6 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
Course Flow
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Topics |
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Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy |
Fundamentals of 20th century philosophy |
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Introduction to the Frankfurt School |
Critical Theory |
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Walter Benjamin: “The Critique of Violence”, Selected Writings, volume 1 1913-1926, ed. Marcus Bullock and Michael W. Jennings (Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1996) |
Frankfurt School |
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Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno: “Enlightenment and Morality”Dialectic of Enlightenment, trans. John Cumming (New York: Continuum, 1995) |
Frankfurt School |
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Georges Bataille, “The Notion of Expenditure”, Visions of Excess: Selected Writings, 1927-39, trans. Allan Stoekl (Minneapolis: University of MinnesotaPress, 1985) |
Post-Structralism |
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Jean-François Lyotard, “The Differend”, extracts from The Differend: Phrases in Dispute, trans. Georges Van Den Abbeele (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1988) |
Post-modernism |
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Michel Foucault, "Of Other Spaces," Diacritics 16 (Spring 1986) |
Geneaological History |
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MID-TERM |
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Sigmund Freud, “The Super-Ego”, extracts from Civilization and its Discontents, trans. James Strachey. |
Psychoanalysis |
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Jacques Lacan, “The Mirror Phase”, The Seminar, Book XI, The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis, ed. by Jacques-Alain Miller, transl. by Alan Sheridan, W.W. Norton & Co., New York, 1977. |
Psychoanalysis |
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Jacques Derrida, extracts from “Passions: An Oblique Offering”, On the Name, trans. David Wood (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1995) |
Deconstruction |
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Film Screening; Derrida, The Documentary, directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, 2002 |
Deconstruction |
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Luce Irigaray, “Sexual Difference”, An Ethics of Sexual Difference, trans. Carolyn Burke and Gillian C. Gill (Ithaca: Cornell University Press,1993) |
Feminism |
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Gilles Deleuze, “Immanance: A life” Pure Immanence: Essays on A Life, Translator: Boyman, Anne. (Zone Books: New York, 2001) |
Post-Structralism |
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15 |
Final Examination |
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Recommended Sources
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Textbook |
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Additional Resources |
Matthew Calarco, Peter Atterton, The Continental Ethics Reader, Routledge, New York and London, 2003 Walter Benjamin, Selected Writings, volume 1 1913-1926, ed. Marcus Bullock and Michael W. Jennings (Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1996) Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno,Dialectic of Enlightenment, trans. John Cumming (New York: Continuum, 1995) Georges Bataille, Visions of Excess: Selected Writings, 1927-39, trans. Allan Stoekl (Minneapolis: University of MinnesotaPress, 1985) Jean-François Lyotard, The Differend: Phrases in Dispute, trans. Georges Van Den Abbeele (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1988) Sigmund Freud, Civilization and its Discontents, trans. James Strachey. Jacques Lacan, The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis, ed. by Jacques-Alain Miller, transl. by Alan Sheridan, W.W. Norton & Co., New York, 1977. Jacques Derrida, “Passions: An Oblique Offering”, On the Name, trans. David Wood (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1995) Luce Irigaray, An Ethics of Sexual Difference, trans. Carolyn Burke and Gillian C. Gill (Ithaca: Cornell University Press,1993) Gilles Deleuze, Pure Immanence: Essays on A Life, Translator: Boyman, Anne. (Zone Books: New York, 2001) |
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Assessment
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
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Mid-terms |
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30 |
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Assignment |
5 |
40 |
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Final Examination |
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30 |
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Total |
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100 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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30 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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70 |
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Total |
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100 |
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COURSE CATEGORY |
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Grasps the fundamental concepts and analytical methods necessary to succeed in academic studies in the field of philosophy. |
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Acquires a versatile critical and analytical approach, and problem-solving, interpretative and argumentative skills necessary for a successful career in philosophy. |
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X |
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Communicates effectively, is specifically successful in written and oral presentation, has proper capacities for teamwork and interdisciplinary studies, takes the initiative, has developed a sense of responsibility, contributes original ideas to the field of philosophy, and is loyal to ethical principles. |
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X |
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Reaches the perfection of pursuing professional and personal development by using all means of knowledge with a view to lifelong learning. |
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X |
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Develops a consciousness of professional and social ethics. |
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X |
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Gains the skills of choosing and developing contemporary means required in philosophical applications as well as using computing technologies effectively. |
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X |
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Acquires substantial knowledge of the history of philosophy. |
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X |
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Learns a classical and at least one modern foreign language so as to read the historical texts of philosophy in the original. |
X |
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Pinpoints, recognizes, grasps and discusses the problems of philosophy within their context in the history of philosophy. |
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X |
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Develops perfection in reading, understanding and analyzing philosophical texts in different languages. |
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X |
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ECTS
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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Activities |
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Duration |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) |
15 |
4 |
60 |
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Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
15 |
6 |
90 |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
25 |
25 |
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Assignments |
5 |
4 |
20 |
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Final examination |
1 |
30 |
30 |
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Total Work Load |
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225 |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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9 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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9 |