Universität Wien

180457 PS British Empiricism (2009S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

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max. 45 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Montag 02.03. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 09.03. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 16.03. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 23.03. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 30.03. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 20.04. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 27.04. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 04.05. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 11.05. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 18.05. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 25.05. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 08.06. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 15.06. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 22.06. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Montag 29.06. 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This class will focus on the three primary representatives of the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century philosophical movement known as British empiricism-John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume. It is designed first and foremost for those students who have had a brief introduction to British empiricism in a general survey course, but have yet to engage in a more detailed study of the philosophical problems that emerge during this period. Specifically, we will focus on a group of problems that relate to and stem from the representational theory of perception that Locke develops in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Here we will examine the nature of the perceiving subject, the "ideas" that the subject is supposed to perceive, and whether these ideas adequately resemble an external world. In so doing, we will encounter perennial philosophical problems such as the nature of perception, the debate between realism and idealism, the specter of skepticism, the primary-secondary quality distinction, the problem of personal identity, and the nature, intelligibility, and/or existence of material substances.
Didactic Method: Interactive lectures-student participation will be encouraged throughout.
Assessment: Regular attendance and class participation is required. Also required: Either a short class presentation (10-15 min.) and a five- to seven-page paper that critically compares the ideas of two of our authors or a 12- to 15-page scholarly paper that critically engages with some of the secondary literature.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

Selections from the following texts will be assigned in the original language: Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Berkeley's A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, and Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature. Some background reading from Descartes and related articles from contemporary philosophy will also be incorporated into the reading list.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

§ 2.5, BA M 5.1, § 3.2.2 und § 3.2.4

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:36