Course title: Selected Topics in Philosophy – seminar 2024/2025

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

Lecturers: Assoc. Prof. Luka Bogdanić, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Ivana Buljan, Ph.D.; Doc. Mina Đikanović, PhD; Jan Defrančeski, MA; 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. Vladimir Pachemanov, PhD; Paulo Rašica, MA; doc. Luka Perušić, PhD; izv. prof. Goran Sunajko, PhD; Matija Vigato, M.A.; 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 27; Ljudevit Fran Ježić)
2. Philosophy of Emotion (March 6; Ivana Zagorac)
3. Ethics and Bioethics (March 13; Hrvoje Jurić)
4. Philosophy of Human Rights (March 20; Mina Đikanović)
5. Classical Chinese Philosophy (March 27; Ivana Buljan)
6. Ontology (April 3; Matija Vigato)
7. Philosophy of History (April 10; Vladimir Pachemanov)
8. Greek Philosophy (April 17; Paulo Rašica)
9. Postphenomenology (April 24; Luka Perušić)
10. No class (May 1)
11. Environmental Philosophy (May 8; Jan Defrančeski)
12. Classical Indian Philosophy (May 15; Goran Kardaš)
13. Aesthetics (May 22; Goran Sunajko)
14. Philosophical Anthropology (May 29; Luka Bogdanić)
15. Philosophy of Technology (June 5; Marko Kos)

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