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Selected Topics in Philosophy – seminar 2021./2022.

Course title: Selected Topics in Philosophy – seminar

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

Lecturers: Assoc. Prof. Luka Bogdanić, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Ivana Buljan, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Ankica Čakardić, Ph.D.; Kristijan Gradečak, M.A.; Assist. Prof. Ljudevit Fran Ježić, Ph.D.; Prof. Hrvoje Jurić, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Goran Kardaš, Ph.D.; Postdoc Marko Kos, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. István Pásztori-Kupán, Dr. habil.; Postdoc Luka Perušić, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Ines Skelac, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Goran Sunajko, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Marko Tokić, Ph.D.; 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 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:

  1. Introduction / Ethics and Bioethics (March 2; Hrvoje Jurić)
  2. Philosophy and Theology (March 9; guest lecturer István Pásztori-Kupán)
  3. History of Philosophy and Comparative Philosophy (March 16; Ljudevit Fran Ježić)
  4. Interdisciplinarity and Philosophy (March 23; Luka Perušić)
  5. Ontology (March 30; Matija Vigato)
  6. Philosophy of Language and Philosophy of Mind (April 4; Ines Skelac)
  7. Classical Indian Philosophy (April 13; Goran Kardaš)
  8. Philosophy of Emotion (April 20; Ivana Zagorac)
  9. Philosophical Anthropology (April 27; Luka Bogdanić)
  10. Ancient Greek Philosophy (May 4; Marko Tokić)
  11. Philosophy of Technology (May 11; Marko Kos)
  12. Aesthetics (May 18; Goran Sunajko)
  13. Classical Chinese Philosophy (May 25; Ivana Buljan)
  14. Social Philosophy and Philosophy of Gender (June 1; Ankica Čakardić)
  15. Philosophy and Theosophy (June 8, Kristijan Gradečak)

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