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180014 LPS Descartes: Meditationes de prima philosophia (2012S)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 45 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 09.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 16.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 23.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 30.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 20.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 27.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 04.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 11.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 18.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 25.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 01.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 08.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 15.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 22.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Friday 29.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Since the 17th century, interpretations of Descartes's philosophy have been characterized by widely differing opinions and positions. Structured around a precise reading of the Meditations and the Discourse on Method, this seminar will delve into the broad philosophical and cultural context of Descartes's philosophy, tracing trajectories of his thought as they continue into the present.
Each course will begin with a reading of the Meditations, at the same time both investigating Descartes's own intellectual context and following the immediate implications of his philosophy, reading first excerpts from Augustine, Sextus Empiricus, Galileo Galilei, Ignatius von Loyola, Michel de Montaigne and Francisco Suárez, and then finally Blaise Pascal, Isaac Newton, David Hume and Immanuel Kant.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation throughout the course and two short papers (5 to 10 pages and 1 to 2 pages).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Knowledge of general ideas and problems of Descartes's philosophy.
Overview of relevant developments in cultural history between the 16th and 18th centuries.

Examination topics

Students will write their own "meditations". The goal of this exercise is to explore the many possible forms of philosophical writing. What is the difference between a philosophical and a literary work? What is the difference between primary and secondary literature? What are the different methods of linking research and writing?

Reading list

Pflichtlektüre:
1. Die folgenden zwei Ausgaben der Meditationen werden bevorzugt:

Descartes, René, Meditationen: Dreisprachige Parallelausgabe Latein; Französisch; Deutsch, übers. Andreas Schmidt, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2004.
Oder:
Descartes, René, Meditationes de prima philosophia, übers. Gehardt Schmidt (lat.-dt.), Reclam, Ditzingen 1986

2. Descartes, René, Bericht über die Methode, übers. Holger Ostwald (fr.-dt.), Reclam, Ditzingen 2001

Association in the course directory

BA M 2.3 (alt und neu), PP 57.2.4

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