Universität Wien

180188 VU M-02 Introduction to Academic Writing in Philosophy (2020S)

7.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Continuous assessment of course work

Summary

1 Bicking , Moodle
2 Kröger , Moodle
3 Hubatschke , Moodle
4 Limbeck-Lilienau , 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).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

max. 45 participants
Language: German
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Please remember to unregister from the course, should you not intend to take it. The Deadline for deregistration was extended until April 30th.

I have restructured the course for e-learning in a way that can suit both asynchronous and synchronous home learning needs. That means, on the one hand, I made all necessary material available for self-study and set flexible deadlines, while I also, on the other hand, arranged for smaller discussion and exercise groups in the hope this may preserve some of the dynamic of a real classroom.

Feel welcome to get in touch with any questions or concerns you might have.

  • Tuesday 17.03. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Tuesday 31.03. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Tuesday 21.04. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Tuesday 05.05. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Tuesday 19.05. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Tuesday 09.06. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Tuesday 23.06. 13:15 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien

Aims, contents and method of the course

The goal of the course is for students to become acquainted with the formal standards of academic writing in philosophy (i.e. citation styles, writing formats), the necessary tools and methods for literature research, and more generally, how to read, understand and argue philosophy in order to present and - most importantly - write an academic paper.
During the course students will read and analyze contemporary work on the topic of The Problem of other Minds & Empathy, featuring most prominently literature from Philosophy of Mind and Contemporary Phenomenology, but also incl. texts on relevant discussions in Cognitive Science, as well as Social & Moral Theory.
This selection of literature will be used to illustrate, practice and test the before-mentioned standards, skills and methods. In particular, students will be given various small home assignments and are required to present an argument (of their own) for or against any of the positions represented in the primary literature.
Furthermore, throughout the course, students will be guided towards and prepared for the final assignment, the writing of a short academic paper.
Attention, the course is in English!

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment in this course will be continuous and involves the evaluation of active participation throughout all sessions. Students will be given various small assignments that practice particular skills, methods or components of academic writing. And depending on the size of the class, the presentation will be done either individually or in a small group. The final paper will be graded mainly on the basis of the student’s capability to employ the relevant skills and methods learned throughout the course. While all the assignments are to be based upon the selected literature, for some assignments students will be required to find literature by themselves.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For entry to this course completion of the StEOP is required.
Attendance is mandatory (students must be present for 80% of the course sessions).

The final grade will be calculated as follows:

Active Participation (10%)
Small Assignments (35%)
Presentation (20%)
Final Paper (35%)
Total: 100 points

Grades:

1: 87 - 100 points
2: 75 - 86 points
3: 63 - 74 points
4: 50 - 62 points
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.

Reading list

To be announced.

Group 2

max. 45 participants
Language: German
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Please inform us via email if you can't make it to the first session (you may inform us after the fact under special circumstances), or else we have to de-register you from the course. Please also activate your University of Vienna account under https://zid.univie.ac.at/en/setting-up-a-uaccount – otherwise we cannot get in touch with you.

  • Thursday 19.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 26.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 02.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 23.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 30.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 07.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 14.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 28.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 04.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 18.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 25.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien

Aims, contents and method of the course

“Introduction to Academic Writing” is the acquisition of the tools that you need to read, interpret, work with and write philosophical texts. You will learn, and try out, those tools in a safe environment. Because of the transition to home learning, you will have to, partly, learn these techniques by working through a handbook.

We will discuss introductory-level texts. Those texts are also the basis for an essay that you will write. You will choose those texts from a list that we provide. You may also ask for further suggestions and even make your own, but those require our approval. The texts that we suggest are mainly from the philosophy of science, intercultural philosophy, feminist philosophy, and social philosophy.

The course will be held in German; however, some of the texts that we will read may be in English. You are welcome to participate if your first language isn’t German and can expect support by the lecturers.

Assessment and permitted materials

Please note, because of the transition to home learning, the ways we assess your performance have changed. You will have to:

1. Participate in online discussions, that is, in our live meetings, in the forum on Moodle, and within a reading group.
2. Read a book on academic writing and do five short quizzes on academic writing.
3. Write a short paper (about 3–5 pages), in the following steps: ask reading questions, do research, ask a reasearch question, write a paper that answers that question until the 30th of September.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

You will have to show an understanding of the standards of writing academic and display your profienciency in doing so. You will also have to display the ability to research, read, interpret, draft, and write philosophical texts.

You have to complete and, if applicable, must get a passing grade, on every assignment in the course to pass the course a a whole.

Examination topics

You need to demonstrate proficiency in academic research and acedemic writing. We will read philosophical texts together, but we will not grade your understanding of those texts, but only how well you apply the techniques that we teach you.

Reading list

Kruse, Otto. Lesen und Schreiben: Der Richtige Umgang mit Texten im Studium. Stuttgart: UTB, 2010.

Flatscher, Matthias, Gerald Posselt and Anja Weiberg. Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten im Philosophiestudium. Stuttgart: UTB, 2011.

Group 3

max. 45 participants
Language: German
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 19.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 26.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 02.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 23.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 30.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 07.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 14.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 28.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 04.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 18.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Thursday 25.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien

Aims, contents and method of the course

Ziele
Die Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten soll den Studierenden die grundlegenden Praktiken und Techniken des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens sowie das notwendige Rüstzeug für das Studium der Philosophie vermitteln. Darüber hinaus soll das Präsentieren von philosophischen Inhalten sowie der Umgang mit diversen philosophischen Textsorten erlernt werden.

Inhalte
Der Schwerpunkt der Lehrveranstaltung liegt auf dem Erlernen der Grundqualifikationen des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens (Recherche, Quellennachweise und Zitation, Lesen und Exzerpieren, Aufbau und Halten von Referaten, Aufbau, Arten, Stil und Schreiben einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit). Darüber hinaus soll ein Überblick über Einführungs- und Nachschlagewerke gegeben, das Arbeiten mit verschiedenen Medien in der Philosophie erlernt als auch die Besonderheiten und Merkmale des philosophischen Schreibens und Präsentierens vermittelt werden. Eingeübt werden diese Techniken mithilfe zahlreicher Übungen.
Parallel soll ein Überblick über die wichtigsten philosophischen Strömungen, über diverse Zugänge zur Philosophie sowie über verschiedene philosophische Textsorten gegeben werden. Diese sollen anhand ausgewählter Texte vorgestellt und in Referaten präsentiert werden. Die Auswahl der Referatsthemen soll dabei die Vielfalt und Heterogenität philosophischer Textsorten, Auffassungen von Philosophie und Strömungen quer durch die Philosophiegeschichte aufzeigen. So werden nicht nur verschiedenste philosophische Positionen kennengelernt, sondern auch der Umgang mit unterschiedlichen Textsorten erlernt (z.B. philosophische Dialoge, Gedankenexperimente, Aphorismen, Essays, Briefe und Korrespondenzen, Manifeste und Reden). Die inhaltliche Auswahl der Texte deckt verschiedene Zeiten, Kulturen und Zugänge zu dem, was Philosophie sein kann ab, und fragt darüber hinaus nach den Zusammenhängen von Philosophie, Wissenschaft, Literatur, Politik und Kunst. Ergänzend werden feministische, postkoloniale und außereuropäische Positionen gelesen und diskutiert.

Methoden
Im Seminar sollen sowohl die formalen Kriterien wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens als auch die Schreib- und Präsentationstechniken in der Philosophie vermittelt und eingeübt werden. Der didaktische Zugang basiert auf dem Modell der Communities of Inquiry, d.h. dass neben der frontalen Präsentation vor allem auch das gemeinsame Arbeiten in der Gruppe im Vordergrund steht. Komplementiert und vertieft werden die Techniken und Praktiken durch drei Hausübungen (Zitierübung, Themenfindung und Recherche, Gliederung) und einer längeren Seminararbeit, welche durch die Hausübungen vorbereitet und begleitet werden soll. Darüber hinaus werden durch Gruppenreferate die selbstständige Recherche und Präsentation philosophischer Inhalte geübt.

Assessment and permitted materials

Während des Semesters müssen drei Hausübungen (Zitierübung, Themenfindung und Recherche sowie Gliederung) und am Ende des Semesters eine Seminararbeit abgegeben werden. Darüber hinaus ist wöchentlich und bis jeweils einen Tag vor dem Seminar (d.h. immer mittwochs) eine Textreflexion über die im Seminar behandelten Texte über Moodle abzugeben.

Mit der Anmeldung zu dieser Lehrveranstaltung stimmen Sie zu, dass die automatisierte Plagiatsprüfungs-Software Turnitin alle von Ihnen in Moodle eingereichten schriftlichen Teilleistungen prüft.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Die Endnote setzt sich folgendermaßen zusammen:

- Vorbereitung und Mitarbeit = Folien durcharbeiten und Übungen machen (15%)
- Stundenreflexionen (25%)
- Hausübungen (30%)
- Abschlussarbeit (30%)

Reading list

Primärliteratur (Auswahl)
Benjamin, Walter (1972): Die Technik des Schriftstellers in dreizehn Thesen, In: Gesammelte Schriften, Bd. IV, Frankfurt/M: Suhrkamp, S. 106–107.
Cixous, Hélène (2013): Das Lachen der Medusa, Wien: Passagen. (Auszüge)
Haraway, Donna J. (1995): Ein Manifest für Cyborgs, In: Die Neuerfindung der Natur: Primaten, Cyborgs und Frauen, Frankfurt/M: Campus, S. 33–72.
Platon (2019): Phaidros, Hamburg: Meiner. (Auszüge)
Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty (2008): Can the Subaltern Speak. Postkolonialität und subaltern Artikulation, Wien: Turia + Kant. (Auszüge)
Zhuangzi (2003): Auswahl, Stattgart: Reclam. (Auszüge)

Literatur zum wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten
Esselborn-Krumbiegel, Helga (2015): Von der Idee zum Text. Eine Anleitung zum wissenschaftlichen Schreiben, Paderborn: Ferdinand-Schöningh (UTB).
Flatscher, Matthias/Posselt, Gerald/Weiberg, Anja (2018 2011: Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten im Philosophiestudium, Wien: Facultas.
Franck, Norbert (2012): Gekonnt referieren. Überzeugend präsentieren. Ein Leitfaden für die Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften, Berlin: Springer.
Hübner, Dietmar (2012): Zehn Gebote für das philosophische Schreiben, Göttingen/Vandenhoeck&Ruprecht.

Weitere Literatur wird in der ersten Einheit bekannt gegeben.

Group 4

max. 45 participants
Language: German
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 19.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Thursday 26.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Thursday 02.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Thursday 23.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Thursday 30.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Thursday 07.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Thursday 14.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Thursday 28.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Thursday 04.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Thursday 18.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Thursday 25.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock

Aims, contents and method of the course

The goal of the course is for students to become acquainted with the formal standards of academic writing in philosophy (i.e. citation, writing), the necessary tools and methods for literature research, and more generally, how to read, understand and argue philosophy in order to present and - most importantly - write an academic paper. During the course students will present, read and analyze philosophical texts. The texts chosen for the course will have a special focus on analytic philosophy and on the philosophy of mind. We will both use classical texts as well as recent journal articles. The texts will highlight the different aspects one need in order to acquire the skills of academic writing. The course will include texts in German and in English. One of these text should also be used by the student as a basis for the assigned final paper. This selection of literature will be used to illustrate, practice and test the before-mentioned standards, skills and methods. In particular, students will be given various small home assignments and are required to present an argument for or against any of the positions represented in the primary literature.
Furthermore, throughout the course, students will be guided towards and prepared for the final assignment, the writing of a short academic paper.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment in this course will be continuous and involves the evaluation of active participation throughout all sessions. Students will be given various small assignments that practice particular skills, methods or components of academic writing. And depending on the size of the class, the presentation will be done either individually or in a small group. The final paper will be graded mainly on the basis of the student’s capability to employ the relevant skills and methods learned throughout the course. While all the assignments are to be based upon the selected literature, for some assignments students will be required to find literature by themselves.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular and active participation, reading of the philosophical texts assigned for each session of the course, make one presentation of a philosophical text during one session, write several small assignments (1-2 pages) during the course, write a final paper at the end of the course.

The final grade will be calculated as follows:
Active Participation (20%)
Small Assignments (30%)
Presentation (20%)
Final Paper (30%)

For entry to this course completion of the StEOP is required.

Examination topics

The assigned philosophical texts will soon be available on the „moodle“ learning platform.

Reading list

Flatscher, Matthias, Gerald Posselt, und Anja Weiberg. Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten im Philosophiestudium. Stuttgart: UTB, 2011.

Further literature will be announced.

Association in the course directory

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