Syllabus
Class readings 1. Introduction. 2. Plato: Phaedo 57a-72d 3. Plato: Phaedo 72d-84b 4. Aristotle: On the Soul I 1 (402a1-403b19) 5. Aristotle: On the Soul II 1-3 (412a1-5a13) 6. R. Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy (1st and 2nd Meditation) 7. R.
Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy (3rd Meditation) 8. Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics I 1-7 (1094a1-1098b8) 9. Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics II 1-6 (1103a14-1107a26) 10. I. Kant: Groundworks of the Metaphysics of Morals (Introduction, part I) 11. I.
Kant: Groundworks of the Metaphysics of Morals (part II) 12. D. Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, sec. 1-3 13. D.
Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, sec. 4-5
Annotation
Introduction to Philosophy is a compulsory course taken in the 1st semester of study. Students are required to write a mid-term paper and to pass an oral exam during the exam period.
During the course, we will read, comment and discuss selected passages from the texts listed in different sets. Active participation in discussions is expected.
Both the course and the exam are focused on reading and understanding primary philosophical texts. Other sources are welcomed only as long as one is able to distinguish between different interpretative perspectives.