Universität Wien

180008 PS Self & Other in the Phenomenological Tradition (2021S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Continuous assessment of course work
REMOTE
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 45 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Attention - This course will be in English!

The primary literature will be made available to the students.
Seminar sessions will be held on Zoom, and course activities will be coordinated through moodle.

Please feel welcome to get in touch and write me with any questions or concerns you might have.

  • Wednesday 10.03. 17:30 - 19:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 24.03. 16:00 - 19:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 14.04. 16:00 - 19:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 28.04. 16:00 - 19:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 12.05. 16:00 - 19:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 26.05. 16:00 - 19:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 09.06. 16:00 - 19:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 16.06. 17:30 - 19:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this seminar, we will read Dan Zahavi's "Self and Other: Exploring Subjectivity, Empathy and Shame" (2015).

Zahavi is well-known for championing phenomenology (especially, but not exclusively the work of Edmund Husserl) as a convincing contender in ongoing debates in contemporary philosophy of mind and various empirical disciplines.
As such "Self and Other" offers a broad introduction and is a great first point of entry at the interface of all three, while discussing such diverse topics as..
.. selfhood & self-consciousness
.. narrativity & time-consciousness
.. empathy & sociality
.. self-disorders & shame

Reading & Prep:
The seminar sessions will be leaning heavily on the reading (40-50 pages per biweekly session) and small reading assignments (answering questions, prepping question or summaries and exercises) that are a must to follow the course. To retain some of the social dynamics of a real classroom, I will organize reading groups in the first session that can come together digitally to discuss the reading, assignments and prep a small presentation.

Seminar Sessions:
The sessions themselves will be conducted online over zoom. They will feature group work and group discussions that serve to clarify and solidify the core concepts from the reading, as well as give space for the students to include & explore their own questions to the text and topics. These discussions will form the foundation for a final essay.

Final Paper:
Toward the end of the course, assignments and discussion will center around preparing and supporting the students work on a final paper.

Throughout the seminar, various skills of the academic practice in philosophy will be trained:

- fruitful & productive academic reading
- giving small presentations
- conducting constructive discussions
- working out research questions
- writing an outline to prepare an essay
- writing and responding to peer feedback
- cross-disciplinary thinking

Assessment and permitted materials

1. Active participation & preparation: reading the text & small assignments (6x5 = 30 Points -> 30%)
2. Reading Group Work (10 Points -> 10%)
3. A project outline of the final essay you want to write (10 Points -> 10%).
4. Peer Feedback on two short essay drafts written by your peers (10 Points -> 10%)
5. 2500-3000-word essay (40 Points -> 40%)

Grading:

1: 87 - 100 points
2: 75 - 86 points
3: 63 - 74 points
4: 50 - 62 points (passing grade)
5: 0 - 49 points

By registering for this course, you agree that the automated plagiarism software Turnitin will review all written assignments you have submitted in Moodle.

All tasks will have to be written and presented in English.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

A positive evaluation requires students to achieve a pass grade (4 - 50%) in the course, be active in terms of all 5 parts of the assessment and to actively attend the seminar meetings (2 sessions can be missed without excuse).

Examination topics

Students can write their essays on any topic related to the course reading, are encouraged to work out their own research question, find complementary literature and consult with the lecturer during the writing process.

Reading list

Zahavi, D. (2015). Self and Other: Exploring Subjectivity, Empathy, and Shame. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

(made available as an ebook by Vienna University Library)

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Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:18