Course - Introductory Course in Philosophy - EXPH0003
Introductory Course in Philosophy
New from the academic year 2013/2014
About
About the course
Course content
The course provides a wider perspective on university studies at NTNU through an introduction to the philosophy and history of science and philosophy of science, plus ethics and social questions of relevance to students in the humanities and social sciences. The course draws lines from Antiquitys worldview to discussions in our own time. It takes up different views of nature, science, crafts/art, morality, politics, society, rationality and argumentation from both a historical and systematic perspective. The variant part focuses on political philosophy, aesthetics, modernity and gender perspectives, plus hermeneutics.
Common elements:
*Philosophy and History of Science: Early Greek Philosophy, Sophists, Plato, Aristotle, the Scientific Revolution, Descartes, Hume, Kant, the New Social Philosophy (Machiavelli, Locke, Hobbes), Utilitarianism.
*Theory of Science and Argumentation theory: Logic and argumentation, laws and hypotheses, logical positivism, Popper, Kuhn, explanation vs. understanding (hermeneutics).
Variant elements:
*Liberalism and critique (Rousseau, Kant, Taylor and Habermas)
*Aesthetics, modernity and gender perspectives
*Hermeneutics (theory of science, rationality and understanding) (Dilthey, Gadamer and Habermas)
Learning outcome
Knowledge
*The student will have knowledge of basic concepts, important thinkers and positions in the philosophy and history of science and modern theory of science as well as knowledge of some basic concepts of logic and argumentation theory (see above).
*The student will have knowledge of the various traditions of political thought such as liberalism and its critics, in some selected topics in philosophy of art and aesthetics, modernity and gender issues, as well as hermeneutical issues related to science, culture and society (see above).
Skills
*The student will be familiar with and be able to discuss the arguments and central issues in the philosophy and history of science and theory of science.
*The student will be able to relate the different eras/topics to each other and understand the context of the history of thinking.
*Students will be able to reflect on and discuss issues in political thinking, aesthetics, modernity and gender issues, plus hermeneutic aspects of their own understanding of culture.
General skills
*The student will be able to relate reflectively to their own discipline and to science in general.
*Students will be able to relate critically and reflectively to the public debate around the themes of politics, gender, modernity and contemporary aesthetic expression, and demonstrate understanding of their own hermeneutical background and context.
Learning methods and activities
The course consists of lectures and seminars. Two assignments to be completed and approved to take the exam. The lectures present the main lines of the curriculum and provides a basic historical and systematic introduction to concepts and thinkers/positions. The seminars are teaching in small groups, where students work on exercises under supervision. The exercises should be written in groups of 3-5, but can also be written in pairs or individually. Through discussion and writing, students are trained in scientific and philosophical argumentation in both oral and written form.
Compulsory assignments
- 2 Approved exercises
- 2nd Exercise
- 1st Exercise
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Afrikastudier (BAFR)
Afrikastudier - årsstudium (ÅAFR)
Allmenn litteraturvitenskap - årsstudium (ÅALIT)
Arkeologi (BARK)
Bevegelsesvitenskap (BBEV)
Biologi og kjemi - årsstudium (ÅBIKJ)
Dansevitenskap (BDANS)
Drama og teater (BDRAMA)
Drama og teater - årsstudium (ÅDRAMA)
Engelsk - årsstudium (ÅENG)
Europastudier med fremmedspråk (BEUROP)
Film- og videoproduksjon (BFVPROD)
Filmvitenskap (BFV)
Filosofi (BFI)
Filosofi - årsstudium (ÅFI)
Fonetikk (BFON)
Fransk - årsstudium (ÅFRAN)
Fremmedspråk (BFS)
Geografi (BGEOG)
Geografi - årsstudium (ÅGEOG)
Historie (BHIST)
Historie - årsstudium (ÅHIST)
Humanistiske fag - emnestudier (EMNE/HF)
Kristendoms-, religions- og livssynskunnskap - årsstudium (ÅKRL)
Kulturminneforvaltning (BKULMI)
Kunnskap, teknologi og samfunn (STS) (ÅSTS)
Kunsthistorie (BKUH)
Kunsthistorie - årsstudium (ÅKUH)
Latin - årsstudium (ÅLAT)
Lektorutdanning i geografi (MLGEOG)
Lektorutdanning i historie (MLHIST)
Lektorutdanning i samfunnsfag (MLSAM)
Lektorutdanning i språkfag (MLSPRÅK)
Matematiske fag - årsstudium (ÅMATSTAT)
Medievitenskap (BMV)
Nordisk og litteraturvitenskap (BNORDLIT)
Nordisk språk og litteratur - årsstudium (ÅNORD)
Pedagogikk (BPED)
Pedagogikk - årsstudium (ÅPED)
Politisk økonomi (BPOLØK)
Psykologi (BPSY)
Psykologi - årsstudium (ÅPSY)
Psykologutdanning, 6-årig løp (CPSY6)
Religionsvitenskap (BRVI)
Religionsvitenskap - årsstudium (ÅRVI)
Rådgivning og voksnes læring (BRVL)
Samfunns- og idrettsvitenskap (BSAMIDR)
Samfunnskunnskap - årsstudium (ÅSAM)
Samfunnsvitenskapelige fag - emnestudier (EMNE/SV)
Samfunnsøkonomi (BSØK)
Samfunnsøkonomi (MSØK/5)
Samfunnsøkonomi - årsstudium (ÅSØK)
Sosialantropologi (BSANT)
Sosialantropologi - årsstudium (ÅSANT)
Sosiologi (BSOS)
Sosiologi - årsstudium (ÅSOS)
Spansk - årsstudium (ÅSPANSK)
Språk og litteratur (BSPRÅL)
Statsvitenskap (BPOL)
Statsvitenskap - årsstudium (ÅPOL)
Tysk - årsstudium (ÅTYSK)
Recommended previous knowledge
None
Required previous knowledge
Requires admission to one of the following programmes: a bachelor's or a master teacher programme in Humanities/Social Sciences, modular course studies in the Humanities/Social Sciences, or one-year programme in Philosophy
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| EXH001 | 7.5 sp | |
| EXH0210 | 7.5 sp | |
| EXPH0001 | 7.5 sp | |
| EXPH0002 | 7.5 sp | |
| EXPH0004 | 7.5 sp | |
| EXPH0005 | 7.5 sp | |
| EXPH0006 | 7.5 sp | |
| EXPH6001 | 7.5 sp | |
| EXPH6002 | 7.5 sp |
Subject areas
- Examen Philosophicum