Course title: Selected Topics in Philosophy – seminar

Course holder: Assoc. Prof. Hrvoje Jurić, Ph.D.

Lecturers: Assist. Prof. Goran Sunajko, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Davor Lauc, Ph.D.; Marko Kos, M.A.; Prof. Nadežda Čačinovič, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Hrvoje Jurić, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Luka Bogdanić, Ph.D.; Mislav Žitko, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Ivana Zagorac, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Marko Tokić, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Goran Kardaš, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Ljudevit Fran Ježić, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Ankica Čakardić, Ph.D.

Duration of the course: 1 semester (2 hours per week; 30 hours during semester)

ECTS credits: 3

Language of the course: English

Teaching methods: Lectures and discussions

Methods of assessment: Students are expected to actively participate in discussions and to work on their own research projects within the subject field of philosophy. There is no oral or written exam. Students are expected to write, until the end of semester, one paper on the topic of their choice under the supervision of a professor of their choice.

Evaluation of the course: Evaluation of student participation in discussions, evaluation of student papers

Aim of the course:  The aim of this course is to name and recognize different philosophical disciplines and their main topics, to distinguish different philosophical approaches, to describe the historical development of main philosophical concepts, to compare different philosophical views on the particular philosophical subject, to critically assess contemporary philosophical issues, and to apply philosophical approach in an interdisciplinary context.

Contents of the course:

• Introduction (2 March; Hrvoje Jurić)
• Ontology and metaphysics (9 March; Goran Sunajko)
• Logic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of language (16 March; Davor Lauc)
• Philosophy of Technology (23 March; Marko Kos)
• Aesthetics (6 April; Nadežda Čačinovič)
• Ethics and bioethics (13 April; Hrvoje Jurić)
• Philosophical anthropology (20 April; Luka Bogdanić)
• Philosophy of history (27 April; Goran Sunajko)
• Marx and Marxist philosophies (4 May; Mislav Žitko)
• Philosophy of education (11 May; Ivana Zagorac)
• Ancient Greek philosophy (18 May; Marko Tokić)
• Indian philosophy (25 May; Goran Kardaš)
• Classical German idealism (1 June; Ljudevit Fran Ježić)
• Social philosophy and gender philosophy (8 June, Ankica Čakardić)

Literature: Classical and contemporary philosophical works according to particular issues