| Course title | Topics in Contemporary Philosophy 9 (Existentialism) |
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| 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 |
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| Course content |
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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.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course introduces students to existentialism.
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| Prerequisites |
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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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 semester | |
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| 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 |