The course comprises of history of philosophy, theory of science and ethics. It elucidates important concepts in these areas. Part 1 presents central epochs and thinkers in Western history from the Antique to the Present. Central ideas are culturally and socially contextualized and the development and alteration of worldviews is presented. Part 2 includes a systematic introduction in main concepts in theory of science and ethics (including metaethics, ethical theories and applied ethics).
Both parts present their contents with help of commenting literature (compulsory readings). Original texts will be presented in a compendium. The compulsory readings are the basis for the exercises and the written exam.
The students shall comprehend central ideas and texts in history of philosophy and theory of science. They shall know theories, terms and models from ethics. The students shall develop the faculty to reflect over central philosophical, epistemological and ethical problems.
The course consists of one double hour lecture and one double hour seminar per week. The lectures give a basic historical and systematic introduction in philosophy, theory of science and ethics. The lectures are open and participation is voluntarily. The seminars deepen the lectures with regard to understand theories and concepts and to write the exercises. The participation in the seminars requires to sign-up and is thereafter compulsory.
5 hours written exam with questions on history of philosophy, theory of science and ethics. Grading with characters from A to E for ’passed’, F for ’not-passed’.
Permission to the exam requires that one of exercise 1 or 2 and additionally exercise 3 is ‘passed’. The exercises consist of 3-6 pages, ca 400 word per page.
Mandatory reading
Descartes, R., & Aarnes, A. (1980). Meditasjoner over filosofiens grunnlag og andre tekster. Oslo: Aschehoug.
Eriksen, T. B. (2006). Filosofihistorien på 200 minutter. [Melhus]: Lydbokforl.
Foucault, M. (1983). Vansinnets historia under den klassiska epoken. Lund: Arkiv förlag.
Knowles, J. (2006). Theory of science: a short introduction. Trondheim: Tapir.
Rachels, J., Rachels, S., & MÃ¥seide, A. (2007). Moralfilosofiens elementer. Bergen: Fagbokforl.
Svendsen, L. F. H., & Säätelä, S. (2007). Det sanne, det gode og det skjønne: en innføring i filosofi. Oslo: Universitetsforl.
Wyller, T. (1996). Etikkens historie: en systematisk framstilling. [Oslo]: Cappelen akademisk forl.
NB! Change of readings possible.
Compendium (preliminary selection)
Platon, Staten; Oslo 2001 (hulelikning, 7.bok 514a-520a, 10.bok 595a-608b om etikk)
Aristoteles, Nikomakiske Etikk, bok 1, 1094a 1, 1103a 10, bok 2, 1103a14-1104 b3 Metafysikk, Kapittel 1, 2 og 3 utdrag, i:EXPHIL I, Tekster i filosofi og vitenskapshistorie, Ariansen, P. et.al, Universitetet i Oslo 2006 Poetikk, Kapittel 1-3
Plotin, Et utvalg fra enneadene, Oslo 2007, I.6. "Om det skjønne"
René Descartes, Meditasjoner, II
Francis Bacon, Novum Organum, aforisme 1-64
David Hume, En Undersøkelse om den menneskelige forstand, 2 og 7 avsnitt, i: Helge Svare, Filosofiske Tekster, Oslo
Immanuel Kant, Kritikk av den rene fornuft, Innledning. Grunnlegging til moralens metafysikk, kap II. Kritikk av dømmekreaften, § 28 og 29
Charles Percy Snow, De to kulturer Oslo 2001
Hans Skjervheim, Deltaker og Tilskodar, Mennesket, Oslo 2000
Michel Foucalt, Galskapens historie, Oslo 2002, Den store frykten
John Stuart Mill, Kvinneundertrykkelsen, Oslo 2004, kapittel 1
Thomas S. Kuhn, Vitenskapelige revolusjoners struktur, Oslo 2002, kapittel X
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