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180010 PS Oh friends there are no friends! (2021S)

Philosophies of Friendship

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: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course will take place online. Mandatory and secondary literature will be provided via moodle.

  • Tuesday 09.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 16.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 23.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 13.04. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 20.04. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 27.04. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 04.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 11.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 18.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 01.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 08.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 15.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 22.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital
  • Tuesday 29.06. 11:00 - 12:30 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Content and teaching goals
Since its beginning, the European history of philosophy has been linked with a thinking of friendship (philia). Questions that where raised by thinkers from Plato and Montaigne to Foucault, Derrida and others concern ontological, ethical, political and methodological issues: What is friendship? Who is the friend? How many friends are there? How can we reflect philosophically upon friendship – or, isn't the truth of friendship rather found in lived practices that elude any theoretical approach? What characterizes friendship as a mode of living? What is the ethics of friendship and how is the (political) force of this relation to be understood? And why ist there since the beginning of European history of thinking an ominous silence around the friendship among women and queer friendships? The seminar provides an overview of different philosophical approaches to the issue of friendship, mainly focusing on European philosophy of the 20th and 21st century. The seminar is structured in four thematic blocks:
1) Philosophical-historical foundations (Platon, Aristoteles, Montaigne)
2) Friendship as the question of adressing: how to speak to the friend ( Derrida I, Ronell)
3) Friendship as (queer) living practice (Foucault, Faderman, Bovenschen)
4) Politics of Friendship (Nietzsche, Deleuze, Derrida II)

Teaching Methods
- formulation of 2 questions relating to mandatory literature (at least 5 times per semester, to be handed in 2 days prior to the respective seminar session, will be published on Moodle for other participants)
- 10-minutes presentation by studens, summarizing contens, discussion and questions of the last seminar session
- 15-minutes introduction by seminar instructors to the respective mandatory literature
- discussion of mandatory literature, moderated by the seminar instructors
- group discussions
- assistence and advice for writing the seminar paper, discussion and reflection of possible problems concerning the choice of topic, structuring of scientific papers, research etc. Development of the student's own philosophical practice

Assessment and permitted materials

Formulation of two questions on the mandatory literature (at least five times per semester, to be handed in two days prior to the seminar session) AND one seminar paper (approx. 15 pages) on the mandatory literature or associated topics
ALTERNATIVELY:
Formulation of two questions on the mandatory literature (at least five times per semester, to be handed in two das prior to the seminar session) AND 10-minutes oral presentation at the beginning of the seminar session and written version of the presentation (approx. 10 pages)
For evaluation attendance (max. 2 excused absences per semester) and active oral participation and prepartion of mandatory literature will be considered.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Formulation of two questions on the mandatory literature (at least five times per semester, to be handed in two days prior to the seminar session): 35%
Seminar paper OR 10-minutes oral presentation+written version of presentation: 45%
Active oral participation: 20%
minimum requirement for positive evaluation: 60%

Examination topics

Approx. 30 pp. per seminar session

Aristoteles. Nikomachische Ethik. Hrsg. Von U. Wolf. Hamburg: Rowohlt, 2015, Buch VIII und Buch IX.
Bovenschen, S. Sarahs Gesetz. München: Fischer 2015, S.9–110.
Brault, A.-P. und Naas, M. „Editor’s Introduction“. In: Derrida, J.: The Work of Mourning. Hrsg. von Brault, A.-P. und Naas, M. Chicago/London: University of Chicago Press, 2001, S. 1– 30.
Deleuze, G. „Briefwechsel mit Dionys Mascolo“. In: Schizophrenie und Gesellschaft. Texte und Gespräche 1975 bis 1995. Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp 2005 (1988), S. 311–315.
Deleuze, G. und F. Guattari. „Einleitung. So ist denn die Frage...“. In: Was ist Philosophie? Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp 2000 (1991), S. 5–18.
Derrida, J. „Kapitel 2: Aus Freundschaft lieben: vielleicht – der Name und das Adverb“. In: Politik der Freundschaft. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp 2002 (1994), S.51-79.
–– Der ununterbrochene Dialog. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp 2004, S. 7-25.
Faderman, L. „Introduction“. In: Surpassing the Love of Men. Romantic Friendship and Love Between Woman from Renaissance to the Present. New York: Quill (William Morrow) 1981, S.15–20.
–– „Part II: The nineteenth Century. Part A: Loving Friends“. In: Surpassing the Love of Men. Romantic Friendship and Love Between Woman from Renaissance to the Present. New York: Quill (William Morrow) 1981, S.145–230.
Foucault, M. „Freundschaft als Lebensform“. In: Schriften in vier Bänden. Dits et Ecrits. Hrsg. von D. Defert und F. Ewald. Bd. 4. 1980-1988. Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp, 2005 (1980), S. 200– 206
–– „Gespräch mit Michel Foucault“. In: Schriften in vier Bänden. Dits et Ecrits. Hrsg. von D. Defert und F. Ewald. Bd. 4. 1980–1988. Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp, 2005 (1982), S. 341–353
–– „Michel Foucault, ein Interview: Sex, Macht und die Politik der Identität“. In: Schriften in vier Bänden. Dits et Ecrits. Hrsg. von D. Defert und F. Ewald. Bd. 4. 1980–1988. Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp, 2005 (1984), S. 909–924.
Montaigne, M.E. „Über die Freundschaft“. In: Essais. Hrsg. von Enzensberger, H.M. Berlin: Die Andere Bibliothek, 2016, S. 98–103.
–– „Über dreierlei Umgang“. In: Essais. Hrsg. von Enzensberger, H.M. Berlin: Die Andere Bibliothek, 2016, S. 407–413.
Nietzsche, F. Menschliches, Allzumenschliches. Ein Buch für freie Geister. Hrsg. von G. Colli und M. Montinari. KSA 2. Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 1980 (1878/86), §252, §376. §499
–– Morgenröthe. Gedanken über die moralischen Vorurtheile. Hrsg. von G. Colli und M. Montinari. KSA 3. Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 1980 (1881/87), §503
–– Die fröhliche Wissenschaft. Hrsg. von G. Colli und M. Montinari. KSA 3. Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 1980 (1882/87), §14, §279
–– Also sprach Zarathustra. Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen. Hrsg. von G. Colli und M. Montinari. KSA 4. Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 1980 (1883-85), Buch 1, Vom Freund und Von der Nächstenliebe
–– Jenseits von Gut und Böse. Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft. Hrsg. von G. Colli und M. Montinari. KSA 5. Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 1980 (1886), §42, §43, §214-217
Platon. Lysis. Hrsg. von U. Wolf. Sämtliche Werke, Bd. 2. Hamburg: Rowohlt, 2000.
Ronell, A. „On Friendship, Or: Kathy goes to Hell“. Keynote auf der Konferenz „Lust for Life: The Writings of Kathy Acker“, New York University, 7. November 2002, S. 1-13.

Reading list

Non-mandatory secondary literature will be given in the seminar

Association in the course directory

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