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[ 572WSPHGRUK15 ] KS Foundations in Philosophy

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Workload	Education level	Study areas	Responsible person	Hours per week	Coordinating university
3 ECTS	B2 - Bachelor's programme 2. year	Social Science	Volker Gadenne	2 hpw	Johannes Kepler University Linz

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Pre-requisites	^(*)keine
Original study plan	Bachelor's programme Business and Economics 2015W
Objectives	Students will become familiar with central concepts, issues, and theories in philosophy.
Subject	Introduction to philosophical thinking, core questions and philosophical theories. Topics include: Why philosophy? Philosophy and the sciences; fundamental problems of philosophy, e. g., What is knowledge? How can moral judgements be justified? What is the nature of man? Is it possible to answer metaphysical questions (existence of God, free will)? Disciplines of philosophy: epistemology, ethics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language.
Criteria for evaluation	Examination
Methods	Lecture by instructor Discussions on respective topics
Language	German
Study material	Reading • Nagel, T.: Was bedeutet das alles? Stuttgart 1990. • Russell, B.: Probleme der Philosophie, Frankfurt am Main 1967. • Rosenberg, J. F.: Philosophieren. Ein Handbuch für Anfänger, Frankfurt am Main 1984.
Changing subject?	No
Earlier variants	They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to) 2EGPHILK: KS Foundations in Philosophy (2009W-2015S)

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Maximum number of participants	200
Assignment procedure	Assignment according to priority

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