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[ 317IEKFPPHU19 ] PS Proseminar Philosophy

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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
4 ECTS B1 - Bachelor's programme 1. year Cultural Science Julian Reiss 2 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan Bachelor's programme Cultural Studies 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
  • Students are able to identify, analyze and critically reflect on basic types of philosophical arguments.
  • Students can independently interpret complex argumentative structures in philosophical texts and contextualize them appropriately in academic discussion.
  • Students are capable of constructing their own philosophical arguments and presenting them coherently and persuasively.
Skills Knowledge
  • Identify and differentiate types of arguments (e.g., deductive, inductive, a priori, a posteriori) (k4)
  • Analyze and evaluate philosophical thought experiments, analogical reasoning, and modal arguments (k4/k5)
  • Recognize and assess language-critical forms of argumentation (k4/k5)
  • Structure and analyze transcendental arguments in philosophical contexts (k4)
  • Interpret and critically engage with key passages from original texts (k2/k3/k5)
  • Formulate and justify their own argumentative positions (k5/k6)
  • Basic concepts of philosophical argumentation (e.g., validity, inference, premise, conclusion)
  • Types of philosophical arguments: deductive, inductive, analogical, modal, transcendental, language-critical
  • Nature and role of thought experiments in philosophy
  • Overview of selected original philosophical texts (historical and contemporary)
Criteria for evaluation
Changing subject? Yes
On-site course
Maximum number of participants 20
Assignment procedure Assignment according to priority