Philosophy (phi-LOSS-oh-fee) n. [Greek philos (love) + sophia (wisdom) = the love of wisdom] An attempt to come to a systematic understanding of the world through the use of reason and logic.
The subject of philosophy is a sphere of spiritual human activity which involves reflection about aims, meaning, sense and essence of personality taken as subject of culture. The main peculiarity of this subject is studying relationship between personality and society. Philosophy is humanitarian discipline, it learns students to develop their thinking and speech. We can also call this subject as art of thinking or art of true (correct) living.
GOALS OF DISCIPLINE (According standard programme):
- To familiarize each student with a range of traditional problems and positions
- To hone each student's skills in philosophical analysis through practiced instruction in critical thinking and writing;
- To engender sophisticated philosophical reflection and discussion on the topics covered by the readings and other texts;
- To assist students in developing their own philosophical perspectives on key issues in philosophy.
- 5. SPECIAL TASKS.
- to form the habit of objective valuation of the philosophical and scientific directions and schools
- to form abilities of revealing and investigating topical contemporary (philosophical) problems.
- to develop abilities of logical thinking and conducting dialog, polemic, discussion.
Contents of discipline.
PLAN OF THEMES AND CALENDAR OF DISCIPLINE
Week
Theme
Number of hours
Lecture
Practical hours
SSWT
SS(I)W
1 Module
Introduction to Philosophy. Philosophy as phenomenon of culture. Its subject and functions. Philosophy in cultural – historical context.
The Ancient East Philosophy. Phenomenon of philosophy in Eastern philosophy.
The Ancient West Philosophy. Philosophy within the culture of Antiquity.
The Medieval Philosophy. Philosophy in Medieval culture. Arabic – Moslem philosophy within the context of Islam Medieval philosophy.
Philosophy of Renaissance culture and Reformation.
Western European philosophy of “New time”. Philosophy of Enlightenment period
German philosophy XVIII – XIX centuries. Marxism philosophy within the context of Soviet culture.
Phenomenon of philosophy in Kazakh culture. Russian philosophy XIX- XX centuries. .
2 module
Philosophy of West in XIX century. The nineteenth century philosophy
Contemporary philosophy. West philosophy within the context of XX – beginning of XXI centuries’ culture.
Social philosophy. Anthropology. Philosophy of culture.
Philosophy of science.
Ontology. Philosophy of being. Theory of dialectics. Epistemology. Philosophy of politics and education.
Problems of human in philosophy. (Self-consciousness as the basis of personal identity).
Philosophy of history. Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of global problems.
All (hours)
SCHEDULE OFSTUDIES.
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DATE
TIME
THEMES
LECTURES.
30.01.
16.20-18.10
Introduction to philosophy. Philosophy as phenomenon of culture. Its subject and functions. Philosophy in cultural – historical context.
6.02
16.20-18.10
The Ancient East Philosophy. Phenomenon of philosophy in Eastern philosophy.
13.02
16.20-18.10
The Ancient West Philosophy. Philosophy within the culture of Antiquity.
20.02
16.20-18.10
The Medieval Philosophy Philosophy in Medieval culture. Arabic – Moslem philosophy within the context of Islam Medieval philosophy.
27.02
16.20-18.10
Philosophy of Renaissance. Philosophy of Renaissance culture and Reformation.
5.03
16.20-18.10
Philosophy of Enlightenment. Western European philosophy of “New time”. Philosophy of Enlightenment period.
12.03
16.20-18.10
German philosophy XVIII – XIX centuries Marxism philosophy within the context of Soviet culture.
19.03
16.20-18.10
Kazakh national philosophy. Phenomenon of philosophy in Kazakh culture. Russian philosophy XIX- XX centuries. .
26.03
16.20-18.10
The nineteenth century philosophy. Philosophy of West in XIX century. The nineteenth century philosophy
2.04
16.20-18.10
Contemporary philosophy. West philosophy within the context of XX – beginning of XXI centuries’ culture.
9.04
16.20-18.10
Social philosophy. Anthropology. Philosophy of culture.
16.04
16.20-18.10
Philosophy of science
23.04
16.20-18.10
Ontology Philosophy of being. Theory of dialectics. Epistemology. Philosophy of politics and education.
30.04
16.20-18.10
Problems of human in philosophy. (Self-consciousness as the basis of personal identity).
Philosophy of history. Philosophy of religion
30.04
18.20 – 19.10
Philosophy of global problems.
SEMINARS 1 module
29.01, 31.01
16.20-18.10
Introduction to philosophy. Human world view, self- determinacy and role of philosophy.
5.02, 7.02
12.02,14.02
16.20-18.10
The Ancient East Philosophy. Comparative analysis of Indian, Chinese and Greek philosophies.
The Ancient West Philosophy. The place and interrelations of the of God, Human and the world in the doctrines of Augustine, Aquinas.
19.02,21.02
26.02, 22.02
16.20-18.10
The Medieval Philosophy. The belief and the knowledge in medieval Arabic – Mozlem philosophy and in Western culture: comparative analyses.
Philosophy of Renaissance.
Comparativistic analysis of sophistics, scholastic, and dialectics.
4.03, 6.03
11.03, 13.03
16.20-18.10
Philosophy of Enlightenment.
German philosophy XVIII – XIX centuries
2 module
18.03,20.03
26.03,28.03
16.20-18.10
Kazakh national philosophy. Transition from autocracy and totalitarianism to democracy: philosophical aspects of transitional society(by using materials of Kazakhstan. )
Differences between natural and cultural in the being of the human and society.
1.04, 3.04
8.04, 10.04
16.20-18.10
The nineteenth century philosophy. Contemporary philosophy. Critics of western philosophy by postmodernists. Science, art, religion and morality in the culture.
15.04, 17.04
16.20-18.10
Social philosophy. Rational – philosophical and occult description of essence and origin of reality. Material and spiritual in culture. Usefulness and value. Economical – political necessity and the meaning of human life.
Philosophy of science
25.04, 27.04
16.20-18.10
Religion religious fundamentalism and extremism. Freedom of scientific activity and responsibility of scientist. Philosophical aspects of education. Ontology.
Problems of human in philosophy. The human: his essence and existence. Human techniques and historical process.
SCHEDULE of IWS (SSW) implementation:
Theme
Contents (form) of the task
References on recommended authors
Type of controls
Terms.
Grades.
1 module
Introduction to Philosophy.
Report
(Aims of Philosophy. Functions. Fundamental question of philosophy)
