Universität Wien

380002 KU System & Methodology: The Ethics of Spinoza (2010S)

(gilt als Textanalyse gem § 4 (1) lit b Dr.-Studienplan 2009)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 38 - Doktoratsstudium Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

Please register for the Course via UNIVIS (http://univis.univie.ac.at) - the day after you should have access to the Course in Fronter via eGate (http://elearning.univie.ac.at).
The 3 on campus classes: Friday, April 30 (from 2:00 - 8:00 pm), Friday, May 7 (from 2:00 - 8:00 pm) and Saturday, May 8 (from 8:00 - 12:00 am) - always in room U 15 (Juridicum).
eXam on Friday, May 14 (at 7:00 resp. 08:00 am) in PC Room Schenkenstraße (for more information see Fronter).
More information on FRONTER from begin of APRIL!

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. 80 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The Cours deals with "System and Methodology" based on the "Ethica more geometrico demonstrata" (1677) by Baruch de Espinoza (1632-1677). The key text of European Rationalism will be systematically worked through and interpreted in order to study from this master of scientific methodology the essence of what a scientific system is all about.

Assessment and permitted materials

The performance monitoring is done through: (1) on campus participation in group presentations; (2) on line reflection questions concerning the Introduction to European Rationalism and Spinozas position within (3) on campus eXam at the end of the Course

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Methodological aim is to analyze the systematic character of one of the most outstanding works of European intellectual history. The course shall address the foundations of scientific reasoning and make them useful for the scientific work. Clarity of design, precision in the terminology and logic of deductive reasoning draw the "Ethics" of Spinoza and from that respect, his work is unrivaled.

Examination topics

With the support of the eLearning Platform FRONTER (in the "blended learning" mode), first a historical overview of the humanities will be offered and the position of the thought of Spinoza and his work will be characterized (introduction). In a second step (based on students group presentations) the "Ethics" will be analyzed on their methodological (conceptual and argumentative) structure.

Reading list

Literature Information available on Fronter

Association in the course directory

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