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Archived Curricula Guide 2017–2019
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FILA1 History of Philosophy 5 ECTS
Organised by
Degree Programme in Philosophy
Corresponding course units in the curriculum
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Curricula 2015 – 2017
FILA1 History of Philosophy 5 ECTS

Keywords

Strategic themes: Internationalisation

Learning outcomes

The student understands why history of philosophy is a philosophical, not only a historical science. S/he knows historical formulations of central philosophical questions. S/he has notably an overview of classical questions concerning knowledge, ideas, truth, being, goodness, justice and beauty. S/he also knows different philosophical approaches such as empirism, rationalism, dialectics, or paragmatism. S/he understands the meaning and the specific use of classical sources in philosophy.

Contents

The history of philosophy section gives an overview of different periods of western history of philosophy (antiquity, middle ages, early modernism, rationalism, empirism, enlightenment, idealism, romanticism). It also presents the most important thinkers of each period. The section is completed by the section FILA3 Classics.

Modes of study

Option 1
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Written exam 
In Finnish
Option 2
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Written exam 
In Finnish
Participation in course work 
In Finnish

Only a written exam.

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Kenny, Anthony 2007. A New History of Western Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press (pp. 3-780).

Belongs to following study modules

Faculty of Social Sciences
Intermediate Studies (Philosophy)
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
Intermediate Studies (Philosophy)
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
2017–2018
Teaching
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Faculty of Social Sciences