Christian Ethics in Poland in the Second Half of the 20th Century
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | WF-FI-KOBYL-WM212 |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
08.1
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Christian Ethics in Poland in the Second Half of the 20th Century |
Jednostka: | Instytut Filozofii |
Grupy: | |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Poziom przedmiotu: | podstawowy |
Symbol/Symbole kierunkowe efektów uczenia się: | FI2_W09 FI2_W10 FI2_U03 FI2_U06 FI2_U13 |
Skrócony opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The primary aim of the course is to show the specificity of Christian philosophy in Poland after World War II and the presentation of selected models of ethics, originated and emerged during this period. |
Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) In Poland, after 1945 ethical reflection was a very important part of the controversy between Christian thought and the communist system. The most interesting models of Christian ethics, developed at this time, including concepts of different great authors like Karol Wojtyła and Tadeusz Ślipko. One of the most important proposals of this period is the ethics of solidarity that is connected with the experience of Solidarity Movement created in 1980. The main theoretician of this conception of ethics was Józef Tischner. It seems that the ethics of solidarity is extremely important today as one of the possible responses to the crisis of contemporary liberal democracy. During the classes the ethical concepts will be presented in the wider context of the controversy between Christian thought and Marxist philosophy. Topics 1. Philosophy in Poland after 1945 2. Main currents of Christian philosophy 3. Christian critique of Marxism 4. The specificity of Christian inspirations in ethics 5. Different models of Thomistic philosophy 6. Tadeusz Ślipko and his conception of ethics 7. The specificity of phenomenological ethics 8. From Max Scheler to Karol Wojtyła 9. Christian personalism and ethics 10. Moral aspects of the birth of Solidarity Movement in 1980 11. Solidarity as a philosophical category 12. Józef Tischner and the philosophy of drama 13. The philosophy of drama and the ethics of solidarity 14. The main dimensions of the ethics of solidarity 15. The role of solidarity in liberal democracy |
Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) Kobyliński Andrzej, The Role of Solidarity in an Open Society, in: Europske kontexty interkulturnej komunikacie [Intercultural Communication in the European Context], ed. Peter Ivanic, Martin Hetenyi, Zvonko Taneski, Univerzita Konstantina Filozofa v Nitre, Nitra 2009, p. 139-148. Kobyliński Andrzej, Tischner and Metz: two Understandigs of Solidarity, in: Transformacia ludskej identity v strednej Europe po roku 1990 [Transformation of human Identity in Central Europe after 1990], ed. Helena Hrehovà, Trnavska univerzita v Trnave, Trnava 2009, p. 45-51. Kobyliński Andrzej, From Nihilism to Communism. In Search of the Philosophical Roots of Totalitarian Regimes, Acta Moralia Tyrnaviensia VI – Sociálno-etické idey v súčasnej ruskej filozofii v kontexte slovanského sveta, ed. H. Hrehová, P. Rusnák, Trnavska univerzita v Trnave, Trnava 2015, p. 151-160 Ślipko Tadeusz, Bioetyka. Najważniejsze problemy [Bioethics. The most important Issues], Wydawnictwo PETRUS, Kraków 2009. Tischner Józef, The Spirit of Solidarity, trans. Marek B. Zaleski and Benjamin Fiore, Harper & Row Publishers, San Francisco 1984. Weigel Georg, The Final Revolution. The Resistance Church and the Collapse of Communism, Oxford University Press, New York – Oxford 1992. Wojtyła Karol, The Acting Person, trans. Adam Potocki, D. Reidel Publishing Company, Boston – London 1979. Wojtyła Karol, Person and Community: Selected Essays, trans. Theresa Sandok, Peter Lang Press, New York 1993. |
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS: |
(tylko po angielsku) KNOWLEDGE Students describe the historical context of Christian philosophy in Poland in the second half of the twentieth century, they know some of the main models of Christian ethics developed in this period by the Polish thinkers. SKILLS Students are able to analyze and interpret philosophical texts on Christian ethics developed in Poland in the second half of the twentieth century COMPETENCES Students recognize the possibility of creating even today various models of Christian ethics, they see the need of moral reflection in the context of the axiological crisis of modern liberal democracy, they recognize the universal nature of an ethic of solidarity. |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
(tylko po angielsku) Assessment criteria: • Attending classes • Taking part in the discussions • Submitting one essay on a chosen topic concerning Christian ethics in Poland in the second half of the twentieth century (6-8 pages) |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie.