2020/2021
19th Century Philosophy
Code: 100308 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500246 Philosophy | OB | 2 | 2 |
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.
Contact
- Name:
- Begonya Sáez Tajafuerce
- Email:
- Begonya.Saez@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Teachers
- Stefania Fantauzzi
- Begonya Sáez Tajafuerce
Prerequisites
No prerequities appy to enrole the course.
Objectives and Contextualisation
Philosophy of the 19th century is a compulsory subject of the second year of the degree of Philosophy. The general objective of the subject is to capture, from an ontological perspective, and both in historical as well as in systematic terms, even in its buttresses in contemporary thought, the main transformation affecting Western thought, i.e., of the logos of metaphysics. It is based on the hypothesis that the s. XIX is not only a century of great political and social transitions, but also of discursive orders. In class, the indications of this transformation in the work of Hegel, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche will be identified and analyzed, and the echo will be revealed in key authors of the thought of the s. XX.
The specific objectives of this subject are to:.
a) Obtain an understanding of the passage of metaphysical thinking to post-metaphysics.
b) Understand the main concepts related to this step.
c) Read and analyze texts of the authors considered.
d) Observe the genealogical connection of contemporary thought in the philosophy of the s. XIX
Competences
- Analysing and summarising the main arguments of fundamental texts of philosophy in its various disciplines.
- Placing the most representative philosophical ideas and arguments of a period in their historical background and relating the most important authors of each period of any philosophical discipline.
- Recognising and interpreting topics and problems of philosophy in its various disciplines.
- Respecting the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations.
- Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
- Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
- Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
- Thinking in a critical and independent manner on the basis of the specific topics, debates and problems of philosophy, both historically and conceptually.
- Using the symbology and procedures of the formal sciences in the analysis and building of arguments.
Learning Outcomes
- Arguing about several issues and philosophical problems for the purpose of different works and the assessment of the results.
- Carrying out a planning for the development of a subject-related work.
- Demonstrating a personal stance over a problem or controversy of philosophical nature, or a work of philosophical research.
- Discriminating the features that define the writer's place in the context of a problem and reorganising them in a consistent diagram.
- Distinguishing and outlining the fundamental content of a philosophical text.
- Documenting a philosophical issue and contrasting its sources.
- Effectively communicating and applying the argumentative and textual processes to formal and scientific texts.
- Engaging in debates about philosophical historical facts respecting the other participants' opinions.
- Establishing relationships between science, philosophy, art, religion, politics, etc.
- Explaining aspects of the history of science by using the discipline's specific terminology.
- Explaining the specific notions of the History of Philosophy.
- Expressing both orally and in written form, the issues and basic problems of the philosophical tradition.
- Identifying the main ideas of a related text and drawing a diagram.
- Indicating and discussing the main characteristics of the distinctive thought of a period and contextualizing them.
- Indicating and summarising the common content of several manifestations of various fields of culture.
- Indicating the main issues of the history of philosophy.
- Reading thoroughly philosophical texts of the History of Philosophy.
- Recognising, with a critical eye, philosophical referents of the past and present and assessing its importance.
- Relating the various orders of the philosophical ideas of different authors and historical moments.
- Rigorously building philosophical arguments.
- Solving problems autonomously.
- Submitting works in accordance with both individual and small group demands and personal styles.
- Summarising the topics and arguments exposed in a classical philosophical debate.
- Using specialized knowledge acquired in an interdisciplinary context when debating.
- Using suitable terminology when drawing up an academic text.
Content
Ontological Keys for 19th Century Philosophy
1. Ontology and Metaphysics
2. Ontology and other Philosophical Disciplines
Ontology and Relation
3. Hegel: Master and Slave
4. Kierkegaard: God and the Individual
5: Nietzsche: Vitalism
Methodology
In the classes, the teacher will introduce the topics and will make a brief introduction to the texts that will be discussed in common. It is highly recommended that the student go to class with the notes and texts read. It is very important to attend and participate in class.
It will be necessary to elaborate a text commentary, according to a pattern, and to do a class presentation.
The Virtual Campus will not be used. If it is necessary to establish a contact with the teacher, the students are encouraged to do it during the office hours and, exceptionally, through the email. In the event of telematic teaching, contact will be made via e-mail and Microsoft Teams.
The written tests will be delivered in paper copy.
If relevant training activities take place in the department or other relevant teaching contexts, it is advisable to attend.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Course presentation. Theoretical presentation of main concepts. Commentary of significative texts. Assessment of course contents and methodology. | 45 | 1.8 | 1, 20, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 7, 13, 16, 14, 17, 18, 19 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Tutorials | 22.5 | 0.9 | 24, 2, 7, 8 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Preparation of topics and texts (dossier). Preparation of presentation. Preparation of tecxt commentary. Preparation of exam. | 75 | 3 | 1, 20, 24, 3, 5, 2, 10, 12, 7, 25, 13, 17, 8, 22, 18, 19, 21 |
Assessment
The assessment of the course is continued and presupposes the attendance in class and the constant follow-up of the course. To pass the course, the final exam's grade must be at least 5. If a student does not meet this condition, they must be submitted for reassessment. Every student, however, can submit to the re-assessment to raise the exam grades.
The commentary, the class presentation and the concept map are not subject to re-evaluation in any case.
The student who has only carried out evaluation activities with a value of less than 30% will be assessed as non-evaluable.
There is no second call.
The teacher will assign a day, hour and place of review of examination once he has evaluated the activities of the course and put the global mark of qualification. Students who have to do the re-assessment will have a specific day of review once they have done the aforementioned re-evaluation activity.
Exam, text commentary and exhibition. The exam will consist of answering a question and elaborating a text commentary, according to the guidelines explained and worked in class and which is the basis of the exhibition.
Participation in class. Since the subject is formed as a seminar, the teacher will value the active participation in the class beyond the mandatory exposition. Prepare classes at home, expand content, make contributions, etc. These are activities that, apart from the value they have in the course evaluation, will help to round out the note.
In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity,
regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam 40% Conceptual Maps 10% | Written Test | 4 | 0.16 | 4, 16, 14, 22, 23 |
| Preparation and Participation in the Class 10% | Written Test | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 15, 24, 6, 10, 11, 7, 8, 18, 23 |
| Text Commentary 20% Class Presentation 20% | Oral and written Test | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1, 15, 20, 24, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 2, 11, 12, 7, 25, 13, 16, 14, 17, 8, 18, 19, 21, 23 |
Bibliography
Students will have a text sample at their disposal to study, elaboration of commentaries and preparation of class presentations.
G.W. Hegel, La fenomenologia de l'esperit
S.Kierkegaard, Temor i tremolor
F. Nietzsche, El naixement de la tragèdia