Course title: Selected Topics in Philosophy – seminar

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

Lecturers: Assist. Prof. Bojan Blagojević, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Luka Bogdanić, Ph.D.; Prof. Gábor Boros, Ph. D.; Assist. Prof. Ivana Buljan, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Ankica Čakardić, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Ljudevit Fran Ježić, Ph.D.; Assist. Milan Jovanović, 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.; Assoc. Prof. Jasmina Popovska, 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 / History of Philosophy (March 1; Ljudevit Fran Ježić)
2. Rationalism (March 8; Paulo Rašica)
3. Ethics and Bioethics (March 15; Hrvoje Jurić)
4. Philosophy of Emotion (March 22; Ivana Zagorac)
5. Philosophical Hermeneutics (March 29; Gábor Boros)
6. Byzantine Philosophy (April 5; Jasmina Popovska)
7. Classical Chinese Philosophy (April 12; Ivana Buljan)
8. Philosophy and Interdisciplinarity (April 19; Bojan Blagojević)
9. Philosophy of Technology (April 26; Marko Kos)
10. Aesthetics (May 3; Goran Sunajko)
11. Ontology (May 10; Matija Vigato)
12. Philosophy of Humour (May 17; Milan Jovanović)
13. Classical Indian Philosophy (May 24; Goran Kardaš)
14. Philosophical Anthropology (May 31; Luka Bogdanić)
15. Social Philosophy (June 7; Ankica Čakardić)

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