Methodical instruction for students
Lesson ¹ 1 (seminar – 6 hours)
Òhemes:
1. The Philosophy, its main categories and problems.
2. The philosophy of the Ancient East.
3. The philosophy of the Antique Greece.
Aim: – to explain peculiar features
of philosophy origin in terms of history, characteristic features of
philosophical thinking, structure of outlook and the main functions of
philosophy.
Professional orientation of
students: to enlarge outlook of future medical workers with knowledge about unique
ability of human consciousness and thinking.
Students’ independent work
program
I.
Philosophy, circle of its questions and destination.
1. The main problems of
philosophy.
2. Specific character of
philosophical knowledge.
3. Features of the mythological
outlook.
4. Social functions of
philosophy.
5. Outlook, its essence,
structure and significance for human life.
6. Historical types
of outlook: mythology, religion and philosophy. Evolution of
outlook.
²². The philosophy of
the Ancient East.
1. Origin of philosophical
thought. Eastern and Western types of
cultural development.
2. Philosophy of Ancient India
(Vedas philosophy, Buddhism).
3. Buddhism as
religion-philosophical doctrine.
4. Philosophical conceptions of Ancient China
(Confucianism, Taoism).
²²². The philosophy of
the Antique Greece.
1. Peculiarities of the
Antique Philosophy
2. The pre-Socratic period: Anaximander,
Pythagoras, Thales.
3. The classic period: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle.
4. The hellinistic period: stoics, skeptics.
Tests and questions for self-control:
Tests and questions for self-control:
1. Name 3 historical types of outlook.
2. Name 3 elements of the
structure of outlook.
3. Name 3 factors of formation of
outlook.
4. Name 3 aspects that
differentiate the West and East cultural traditions.
5. Name 3 periods in the
development of the Indian Philosophy.
6. Name the difference between
the orthodox and non-orthodox philosophical schools in
7. Name the main orthodox
philosophical schools in
8. Point out 8 steps of Yoga.
9. Point out the noble truth of
Buddhism.
10. Name the schools of the
Ancient China philosophy.
11. Name the founder of the
Confucianism.
12. Name the founder of
Daoism.
Test Samples
1. … thinking is based on reflection of nature and the man in the light of
the tribal relations.
A. Mythological
B. Religious
C. Philosophical
D. Eastern
E. Western
2. What type of culture implies active transformation and mastering the
nature by man?
A. Mythology
B. There is no correct answer
C. All the answers are correct
D. Eastern type of cultural development
E. Western type of cultural development
3. What type of cultural tradition limits the individual freedom in the
name of the interest of society?
A. Mythology
B. There is no correct answer
C. All the answers are correct
D. Eastern type of cultural development
E. Western type of cultural
development
4. … texts are represented in the form of treatises with logical structure.
A. Mythological
B. There is no correct answer
C. All the answers are correct
D. Eastern cultural
E. Western cultural
5. What does MOKSA mean from Sanskrit?
A. reality
B. release
C. the wheel of rebirth
D. punishment and reward
E. illusion
6. According to …, whatever a man sows, whether in actions or thoughts the
fruits will eventually be reaped by him – if not in this life then in the next.
A. karma
B. reincarnation
C. déjà vu
D. maya
E. nirvana
7. The cast that comprises manual workers.
A. Brahmin
B. Kshatriya
C. Vaisya
D. Sudra
E. There is no correct answer
8. … holds the God and the world exist separately from one’s self.
A. Mimamsa-sutra
B. Advaita
C. Atomism and Logic
D. Analysis and Yoga
E. Theistic Vedanta
9. … is against stealing, sexual impurity and toward study and God
centeredness
A. Moral discipline
B. Physical discipline
C. Stages of meditation
D. There is no correct answer
E. All the answers are correct
10. What did Buddha preach in his first sermon?
A. Four noble truths
B. Two noble truths
C. Six noble truths
D. Three noble truths
E. Five noble truths
Test answers:
|
1 |
A |
|
2 |
E |
|
3 |
D |
|
4 |
E |
|
5 |
B |
|
6 |
A |
|
7 |
D |
|
8 |
E |
|
9 |
A |
|
10 |
A |
Initial level of knowledge and
skills:
– students should know the basics of
psychiatry; possess knowledge about abilities of human psychics and verbal
apparatus;
– students should know the basic notions and categories of the philosophy of
religion.
Student should know:
–
what
is outlook, its constituent elements and typology; peculiar features of
philosophy origin in terms of history; characteristic features of philosophical
thinking; structure and the main functions of philosophy;
Student should be able to:
– point out elements of philosophical thinking in
definite knowledge; explain the main functions of philosophy;
References
2.
http://www.answers.com/topic/philosophy#ixzz2ggPxbwQP
3.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
4.
Hartman, Robert S.
(1967). The Structure of Value. USI Press. 384 pages.
5.
Findlay, J. N.
(1970). Axiological Ethics.
6.
Rescher, Nicholas
(2005). Value Matters: Studies in Axiology.
7.
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, The
Consolation of Philosophy, Chicago: The Great Books foundation 1959.
8.
Copleston F. Ñ. History of Philosophy, 8 vol.
9.
Edwards, Paul, Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 8 vol.
10. Brisson, L. et al. Lire les Présocratiques. Presses universitaires de France, Paris, 2012.
11.
Burnet, John, Early
Greek Philosophy, Meridian Books,
12.
Colli, Giorgio, The
Greek Wisdom (
13.
De Vogel, Cornelia J., Greek Philosophy, Volume I, Thales to
Plato, E.J. Brill,
14.
Lloyd, G. E. R., Early
Greek Science: Thales to Aristotle.
15.
Kirk, G.S., Raven, J.E. & Schofield, M., The Presocratic
Philosophers (Second Edition), Cambridge University Press,
1983
16.
Nahm, Milton C., Selections from Early Greek Philosophy,
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17.
Giannis Stamatellos, Introduction to Presocratics:
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