Course: Topics in Contemporary Philosophy 9 (Existentialism)

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Course title Topics in Contemporary Philosophy 9 (Existentialism)
Course code KFI/NTCP9
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Yansori Ali, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course covers the following authors: Pascal Nietzsche Kierkegaard Khayyam Jaspers Tillich Camus Walker Percy Literatura: Camus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays. New York: Vintage International, 1991. Jaspers, Karl. Way to Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1960. Khayyam, Omar. Ruba?iyat. Tehran: Yassavoli Publications, 2005. Kierkegaard, S?ren. Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1980. Nietzsche, Friedrich. ?Beyond Good and Evil?. In Beyond Good and Evil / On the Genealogy of Morality, translated by Adrian Del Caro. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2014. Pascal, Blaise. Pensées and Other Writings. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Percy, Walker. The Message in the Bottle. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. Tillich, Paul. The Courage to Be. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1963.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course introduces students to existentialism.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Attendance: a maximum of two absences is allowed to accommodate for personal emergencies. In case of absence, the student should be prepared for the next lesson regardless. Reading the required texts and being prepared for discussion. Active participation in class. Preparation of a paper based on the selected text.
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Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter