Translation class of philosophical texts: Ethics of war: Walzer, McMahan, Coady
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Course ID: | WF-FI-212-TRA-C21 |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
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Course title: | Translation class of philosophical texts: Ethics of war: Walzer, McMahan, Coady |
Name in Polish: | Translatorium tekstów filozoficznych: Etyka wojny: Walzer, McMahan, Coady |
Organizational unit: | Institute of Philosophy |
Course groups: |
(in Polish) Gr przedmiotów ogólnouczelnianych - Obszar nauk humanistycznych (I stopień i jednolite magisterskie) (in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczelnianych - obszar nauk humanistycznych i społecznych (studia II stopnia) (in Polish) Translatoria tekstów filozoficznych - II stopień |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
4.00
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Language: | Polish |
Subject level: | elementary |
Learning outcome code/codes: | FI2_W03; FI2_W06; FI2_U02; FI2_U07; FI2_U11; FI2_K06; |
Short description: |
The course will consist in a close reading of the selected texts by Michael Walzer dealing with war ethics along with the translation of their fragments into Polish. |
Full description: |
The series of classes will consist of two parts. In the first part, students will become acquainted with the general problems of contemporary ethics of war in its two variants - the classical theory (M. Walzer) and the revisionist theory (J. Macmahan, C.A.J. Coady). The second part of the course will consist in working with selected philosophical texts by the aforementioned authors dealing with war etthics. While analysing/translating fragments of the selected text, students will become familiarised with the basic problems raised in the contemporary debates on the ethics of military operations. When translating the philosophical text, particular attention will be paid to the precise recognition and proper rendering of its original meaning, the lexical correctness of the translation, as well as the naturalness of the applied stylistic / idiomatic solutions. |
Bibliography: |
1. Michael Walzer "Arguing About War" , Yale University Press, 2004. 2. Michael Walzer "Just and Unjust Wars", Basic Books, 1977; fifth edition, 2015. 3. J. McMahan, "TheEthics of killing in war", Ethics, 2004, t. CXIV, nr 4, s. 693-733. 4. C.A.J. Coady, "The Morality of Terrorism"Philosophy, 1980, t. LX, s. 47-69., |
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS: |
Students should *develop the ability to analyse philosophical texts written in a foreign language as well as *extend their competences in the translation of philosophical texts from English into Polish *acquire the competences necessary to translate difficult philosophical texts from Polish into English *acquire the skills of deepening their linguistic competences by use of available sources Translating fragments of the article on war ethics will also give students the opportunity to *become familiar with the general issues considered in the said field. |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
The evaluation will be based on the active participation of students in classes, and a fragment of the analyzed text (500 words) individually translated into Polish by individual students. |
Classes in period "Summer semester 2021/22" (past)
Time span: | 2022-02-01 - 2022-06-30 |
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Type of class: |
Classes, 30 hours, 15 places
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Coordinators: | Adam Cebula | |
Group instructors: | Adam Cebula | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
Examination: |
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graded credit
Classes - graded credit |
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(in Polish) E-Learning: | (in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy |
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Type of subject: | obligatory |
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(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych: | (in Polish) PO/H2 - obszar nauk humanistycznych - II stopień |
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Short description: |
The course will consist in a close reading of the selected texts by Michael Walzer dealing with war ethics along with the translation of their fragments into Polis |
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Full description: |
The series of classes will consist of two parts. In the first part, students will become acquainted with the general problems of contemporary ethics of war in its two variants - the classical theory (M. Walzer) and the revisionist theory (J. Macmahan, C.A.J. Coady). The second part of the course will consist in working with selected philosophical texts by the aforementioned authors dealing with war etthics. While analysing/translating fragments of the selected text, students will become familiarised with the basic problems raised in the contemporary debates on the ethics of military operations. When translating the philosophical text, particular attention will be paid to the precise recognition and proper rendering of its original meaning, the lexical correctness of the translation, as well as the naturalness of the applied stylistic / idiomatic solutions. |
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Bibliography: |
1. Michael Walzer "Arguing About War" , Yale University Press, 2004. 2. Michael Walzer "Just and Unjust Wars", Basic Books, 1977; fifth edition, 2015. 3. J. McMahan, "TheEthics of killing in war", Ethics, 2004, t. CXIV, nr 4, s. 693-733. 4. C.A.J. Coady, "The Morality of Terrorism"Philosophy, 1980, t. LX, s. 47-69., |
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Wymagania wstępne: |
General knowledge of world's philosophical literature. |
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