Syllabus
1. What is philosophy and how philosophy constitutes the European tradition?
2. The unity of humanity of man, philosophy and upbringing in the European tradition.
3. Theoretical attitude - theory is not an abstract pursuit, but the pursuit of understanding.
4. Plato - idea; Aristotle - energeia-dynamis, morphe, hyle.
5. How philosophy became a tradition and how it has transformed our tradition?
6. How humanity of man is changed within the European tradition? Key concepts: logos, ethos, pathos, actualitas, voluntas, ordo, doctrina-disciplina.
7. Patristic and scholastic metaphysics.
Annotation
The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of the role and meaning of philosophy for the European tradition and for our presence as well. For more details, see Syllables.