Universität Wien

180002 EV-L STEOP: Practical Philosophy (2014S)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie

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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 03.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 07.03. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 14.03. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 21.03. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 28.03. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 04.04. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 11.04. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 02.05. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 09.05. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 16.05. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 23.05. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 30.05. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 06.06. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 13.06. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 20.06. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4
  • Friday 27.06. 11:30 - 13:30 Hörsaal D Unicampus Hof 10 Hirnforschungzentrum Spitalgasse 4

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Practical philosophy is (as the name indicates) concerned with action. Accordingly, a good start will be to discuss the concept of human action. Actions differ from other events. They do not only have causes, they also have reasons. As motives, reasons may themselves have some sort of psychological causes, but with reasons a normative dimension comes into play. Other than mere events, it’s unavoidable to characterize actions in an evaluative matter, that is, we value them. Other events take place or they don’t. Actions, however, should be performed, not performed, or carried out differently. When talking about action, we are also talking about right or wrong; actions are rational or irrational, morally permissible or not, just or unjust. Hence, human action is situated in various normative domains such as rationality, morality as well as politics. It involves our desires just as much as our moral principles and, ultimately, the political constitution we ascribe to ourselves as community. In this introductory lecture, we will start out from philosophy of action, and on the basis of it, address the central issues concerning ethics and political philosophy. The readings consist of both classical texts in philosophy and contemporary philosophical research.

Assessment and permitted materials

Schriftliche Prüfung, Termine werden zeitgerecht bekanntgegeben.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Die Studienziele der Veranstaltung sind folgende:
1. Kenntnis einiger grundlegender Texte der Praktischen Philosophie aus Geschichte und Gegenwart.
2. Einsicht in einige zentralen Sachprobleme und Kontroversen in Handlungstheorie, Ethik und Politischer Philosophie.
4. Fähigkeit zur eigenständigen argumentativen Stellungnahme in diesen Sachfragen.

Examination topics

Reading list

Gemäß Reader (ab Anfang März im FACULTAS Shop, NIG, EG, zum Selbstkostenpreis erhältlich). Zusätzlich werden alle relevanten Unterlagen auf Moodle zur Verfügung gestellt.

Association in the course directory

BA (neu) M1.2 (StEOP-Modul 1.2)

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