Course title: Selected Topics in Philosophy – seminar

Course holder: Assoc. Prof. Ljudevit Fran Ježić, Ph.D.

Lecturers: Assoc. Prof. Luka Bogdanić, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Ivana Buljan, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Ognian Kassabov, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Ljudevit Fran Ježić, Ph.D.; Prof. Hrvoje Jurić, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Goran Kardaš, Ph.D.; Postdoc Marko Kos, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Ivan Nikolić, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Marko Tokić, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Miklós Vassányi, Ph.D.; Matija Vigato, M.A.; Assist. Prof. Goran Vranešević, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Blaž Zabel; Assoc. Prof. Ivana Zagorac, 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 term 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 selected 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:

1. Introduction / History of Philosophy (February 29; Ljudevit Fran Ježić)
2. Social Philosophy: Philosophy and Violence (March 7; Goran Vranešević)
3. Ethics and Bioethics (March 14; Hrvoje Jurić)
4. German Idealism and Romanticism (March 21; Ognian Kassabov)
5. Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (March 28; Luka Perušić)
6. Classical Chinese Philosophy (April 4; Ivana Buljan)
7. Philosophy of Film (April 11; Ivan Nikolić)
8. Philosophy of Technology (April 18; Marko Kos)
9. Postcolonial Theory (April 25; Blaž Zabel)
10. Ontology (May 2; Matija Vigato)
11. Philosophy of Emotion (May 9; Ivana Zagorac)
12. Philosophical Theology (May 16; Miklós Vassányi)
13. Greek Philosophy (May 23; Marko Tokić)
14. Philosophical Anthropology (May 30; Luka Bogdanić)
15. Indian Philosophy (June 6; Goran Kardaš)

Literature: Classical and contemporary philosophical works concerning the chosen topic of lectures and term papers.