Christian Knorr von Rosenroth. Cabbala and Philosophy in 17th Century
General data
Course ID: | WF-FI-KUCHARChKn-ER |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
08.1
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Course title: | Christian Knorr von Rosenroth. Cabbala and Philosophy in 17th Century |
Name in Polish: | Christian Knorr von Rosenroth. Cabbala and Philosophy in 17th Century |
Organizational unit: | Institute of Philosophy |
Course groups: | |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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Language: | English |
Learning outcome code/codes: | FI2_W09 FI2_W10 FI2_U03 FI2_U06 FI2_U13 FI2_K06 |
Short description: |
The aim of the course is to show the reason and scope of Cabbala’s influence on the seventeenth century philosophy primarily in England. Platonic and Jewish thought contributed to shaping some intellectual developments of that time. |
Full description: |
The Cabbala is the commonly used term for the mystical teachings of Judaism, especially for those originating after the twelfth century. The word itself means "that which is received" or "tradition," and it was generally believed that the Cabbala had passed orally from one generation to the next until the time of Esdras when it was finally written down. The Cabbala's reputed divine origin led many Jews as well as Christians to view it as the purest source of divine wisdom. The pursue for that wisdom was very much alive in the XVIIth Century in England. The lecture will focus on the influence some Cabbalistic ideas had on philosophy and theology of that time. Primarily there will be analyzed a connection between these ideas and the Cambridge Platonist’s Henry More attempt to defend religion against the threat of atheism. Christian Knorr von Rosenroth, the author of Kabbala denudata, played an important role in that project. |
Bibliography: |
1. S. Brown, Leibniz and More’s Cabblistic Circle in: Henry More (1614-1687) Tercentenary Studies (ed. S. Hutton), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht Boston London 1990, pp. 77-96. 2. A. Coudert, Henry More, the Kabbalah, and the Quackers in: Philosophy, Science and Religion in England 1640-1700 (ed. R. Kroll, R. Ashcraft, P. Zagorin), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1992, s. 31-67. 3. A. Funkenstein, A Theology and the Scientific Imagination from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century, Princeton University Press, Princeton 1986, pp. 72-80. 4. S. Hutton, More, Millenarianism, and the Ma'aseh Merkavah in: Everything connects (Ed. R. Popkin, J. Force), Brill, Leiden Boston Köln 1999, pp. 163-182. |
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS: |
Knowledge: Student knows and understands, comprehensively and thoroughly, selected currents and positions of modern philosophy in the field of ethics, political philosophy, social philosophy, philosophy of culture, philosophy of religion; knows and understands, comprehensively and thoroughly, the views of the chosen leading philosophical authors and the current state of research in selected philosophical issues Skills: Student can creatively use philosophical and methodological knowledge in formulating hypotheses and constructing critical arguments; can determine the degree of relevance of theses for the problem or argument being investigated Competences: is ready to take into account the relevant importance of humanistic reflection for the formation of social bonds |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Assessment criteria: • Attending classes • Taking part in the discussions • Submitting one essay on a chosen topic concerning the Cabbala's influence on the modern philosophy (6-8 pages) |
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