Introduction to Philosophy


COURSE OUTLINE

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL EDUCATION SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION
LEVEL OF STUDIES LEVEL 6
COURSE CODE 4Ε1 SEMESTER 4th
COURSE TITLE Introduction to Philosophy
TEACHINGACTIVITIES
incasetheECTSCreditsaredistributedin distinct partsofthecoursee.g. lectures, labsetc. IftheECTSCreditsareawardedtoacourseasawhole, thenplease note down the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.
TEACHINGHOURSPERWEEK ECTSCREDITS
  3 5
     
     
Addlinesifnecessary.Theteachingorganizationandmethodsusedaredescribedinthepoint 4.    
COURSETYPE

Background, GeneralKnowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

SCIENTIFIC AREA
PREREQUISITES:

 

NO
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: GREEK
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUSSTUDENTS: NO
URL COURSE: https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/EDU189/
  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Pleasedescribethelearningoutcomesofthecourse: Knowledge, skills and abilitiesacquiredafterthesuccessfulcompletionofthecourse.
Upon completion of the course lectures, students will be able to:

– Identify the distinct characteristics of philosophical activity

– Define and distinguish philosophy from related areas of science, art, and theology- Understand the fundamental issues and traditional branches of philosophy

– Formulate and explore philosophical questions arising from the existential premises of human life (such as, what is the essence and meaning of life and the world? Does God exist? Is there a constant and unchanging “truth”? Are we truly “free”? How is “good” and “evil” defined? What is it that attracts us – and sometimes overwhelms us – in a work of art?)

General Skills
Taking into account the general skills that the graduate must have acquired (as they are listed in the Diploma Supplement and are listed below), which of them is intended (for the course)?
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Project design and management

Equity and Inclusion

Respect for the natural environment

Sustainability

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning

  1. COURSE CONTENT
The course includes the following modules:

1. Introduction / The Birth of Philosophical Thought

2. Definition and Distinction of Philosophy from Related Branches

3. Metaphysics I: The Existence of God

4. Metaphysics II: The Existence of the World

5. Epistemology I: “What” and “How” do we know?

6. Epistemology II: Theories of Truth

7. Ethics I: “Right” and “Wrong” – Relative or Absolute Concepts?

8. Ethics II: Basic Theories A (Deontology & Aretocracy)

9. Ethics III: Basic Theories B (Consequentialism & Contractualism)

10. Ethics IV: Basic Theories C (Moral Nihilism)

11. Political Philosophy: Equality, Democracy, Freedom

12. Aesthetics: What is “Beautiful”?

13. Review

  1. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODSEVALUATION
TEACHINGMETHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.
Face to face teaching and learning
USEOF INFORMATION&COMMUNICATIONSTECHNOLOGY(ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students
·         Use of ICT in teaching (PowerPoint)

·         Useofe-classelectronicplatform

·         Electroniccommunicationviae-mail

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The way and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographicresearch& analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

 

The student study hours for each learning activity are listed as well as the non-guided study hours so that the total workload at the semester level corresponds to the ECTS standards.

Activity Workload/semester
Lectures 39
Bibliographic research & analysis 86
Total 125
Student Evaluation

Description of the evaluation process

 

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Public Presentation, Laboratory Report,Clinical examination of a patient,Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

 

Explicitly defined assessment criteria and if and where are accessible to students are mentioned.

 

Student evaluation languages: Greek

Method: (Formative or Concluding) Summative

Student evaluation methods                                 Rate

Writtenfinal Exam with Essay Development Questions70 Writtenmid-term Exam with Essay Development Questions  30

  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
 

Recommended textbooks

 

Πελεγρίνης, Θ. (2010) Εισαγωγή στη Φιλοσοφία, Αθήνα: Πεδίο

 

Suggestedbibliography

Βέικος, Θ. (1989) Εισαγωγή στη Φιλοσοφία, Αθήνα: Θεμέλιο

 

Εrnst, G. (2017) Σκέψου σαν φιλόσοφος: Εισαγωγή στη Φιλοσοφία σε επτά ημέρες, μετ. Κ. Σαργέντης, Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις

Κρήτης.

 

Θεοδωρακόπουλος, Ι. (1974) Εισαγωγή στη Φιλοσοφία, Αθήνα

 

Θεοδωρίδης, Χ.( 1984) Εισαγωγή στη Φιλοσοφία, Αθήνα: Εστία

 

Jaspers, K. (1983) Εισαγωγή στη Φιλοσοφία, μετ. Χ. Μαλεβίτσης, Αθήνα: Δωδώνη

 

Nagel, T. (1989) Θεμελιώδη φιλοσοφικά προβλήματα, μετ. Χ. Μιχαλοπούλου – Βεΐκου, Αθήνα: Σμίλη

 

Renaut, A. (2009) Η φιλοσοφία, μετ. Τ.  Μπέτζελος, Αθήνα: Πόλις

 

Warburton, Ν. (2010). Φιλοσοφία: τα βασικά, μετ. Δ. Ρισσάκη, Αθήνα:  Αρσενίδης

 

RelatedScientificJournals

Ελληνική Φιλοσοφική Επιθεώρηση

Φιλοσοφείν

δια-ΛΟΓΟΣ

Critica

Dia-noesis: A Journal of Philosophy

Philosophical Inquiry

The journal of Philosophy

Philosophy

International Journal of Philosophy

Philosophy Study

Journal of the History of Philosophy

Mind