Course title: Selected Topics in Philosophy – seminar

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

Lecturers: Assist. Prof. Luka Bogdanić, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Ivana Buljan, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Ankica Čakardić, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Michał Dobrzański, Ph.D.; Assist. Prof. Ljudevit Fran Ježić, Ph.D.; Prof. Hrvoje Jurić, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Goran Kardaš, Ph.D.; Labinot Kelmendi, M.A.; Marko Kos, M.A.; Vukan Marinković, M.A.; Luka Perušić, M.A.; Assist. Prof. Goran Sunajko, Ph.D.; Ph.D.; dr Jakub Synowiec, Ph.D.; Assoc. Prof. Marko Tokić, Ph.D.; Assist. 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:

• Introduction / History of Philosophy (March 4; Ljudevit Fran Ježić)
• Ethics and Bioethics (March 11; Hrvoje Jurić)
• Interdisciplinarity and Philosophy (March 18, Luka Perušić)
• Philosophy of Emotions (March 25; Ivana Zagorac)
• Aesthetics (April 1; guest lecturer Labinot Kelmendi)
• Classical Chinese Philosophy (April 8 or April 6; Ivana Buljan)
• Ancient Greek Philosophy (April 15; Marko Tokić)
• Metaphilosophy and Applied Philosophy (April 22; guest lecturer Jakub Synowiec)
• Metaphysics and Ontology (April 29; Goran Sunajko)
• Philosophy of Technology (May 6; Marko Kos)
• Jewish Philosophy (May 13; Vukan Marinković)
• Philosophical Anthropology (May 20; Luka Bogdanić)
• Political Philosophy (May 27; guest lecturer Michał Dobrzański)
• Classical Indian Philosophy (June 3; Goran Kardaš)
• Social philosophy (June 10, Ankica Čakardić)

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