Department of Philosophy
Courses Taught in English
Spring Term 2019
Practical Philosophy C
Theoretical Philosophy C
• Utilitarianism • Normativity: theoretical and practical • Models in philosophy • Institutions of Meaning
Good and Bad Science (master course)
Other courses taught in English
• The Ontology of Art (Aesthetics B) • Aesthetics of Music (Aesthetics – master course) • Multiple Artworks (Aesthetics – master course) • Migration Ethics (Practical philosophy B) • Philosophy of Language (Theoretical philosophy B)
The schedule for each course follows.
More information from respective instructor or from director of studies Rysiek Sliwinski [email protected]
Filosofiska institutionen
Theoretical philosophy C 30 credits The Course consists of three parts:
• C-essay, 15 credits First meeting of the obligatory essay seminar in theoretical philosophy takes place Monday January 21, 13:15-15:00 in Eng2-1023
• Optional course 1, 7,5 credits • Optional course 2, 7,5 credits
Exchange students, however, have a choice: instead of writing the C-essay they may take additional two optional courses. Optional courses vary from term to term. This term – Spring 2019 – we give four optional courses:
• Egalitarianism • Normativity: theoretical and practical • Models in philosophy • Institutions of Meaning •
For the schedule see respective course.
Practical philosophy C 30 credits The Course consists of three parts:
• C-essay, 15 credits First meeting of the obligatory essay seminar in practical philosophy takes place Monday January 21, 14:15-16:00 in Eng2-1022
• Optional course 1, 7,5 credits • Optional course 2, 7,5 credits
Exchange students, however, have a choice: instead of writing the C-essay they may take additional two optional courses. Optional courses vary from term to term. This term – Spring 2019 – we give four optional courses:
• Egalitarianism • Normativity: theoretical and practical • Models in philosophy • Institutions of Meaning •
For the schedule see respective course.
Egalitarianism 7,5 credits Instructor: Andrew Reisner [email protected] Literature: Hirose, Iwao, Egalitarianism, Routledge 2014.
Normativity: theoretical and practical 7,5 credits Instructor: Andrew Reisner [email protected] Literature: the links to the texts will be available at Studentportalen.
Models in Philosophy 7,5 credits Instructor: Sebastian Lutz [email protected] Literature: the links to the texts will be available at Studentportalen.
Institutions of Meaning 7,5 credits Instructor: Sharon Rider [email protected] Literature: the links to the texts will be available at Studentportalen.
Good and Bad Science 7,5 credits Instructor: Sebastian Lutz [email protected] and others.
The Ontology of Art 7,5 credits Instructor: Paisley Livingston Literature: the links to the texts will be available at Studentportalen.
Aesthetics of Music 7,5 credits Thursdays 10.15-12 in Musicology Dept Seminar room F3 (2-0048)
Basic outline
This masters-level seminar course provides in-depth acquaintance with key issues in the aesthetics of music, and is designed equally for students with backgrounds in musicology and philosophical aesthetics. Following an introduction to important concepts in the philosophy of music, the course will first focus on the history of musical aesthetics with three seminars devoted to the prominent issues and sources from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries respectively. The second part of the course will focus on themes of particular relevance to the contemporary study of musical aesthetics. The teaching language of the course is English. The reading materials are also in English.
Course requirements
Students are required to attend seminars and be prepared to discuss the reading
prescribed in each case. The examination will take the form of an extended essay (approx. 3-4000 words) answering a question of the student’s choice. The proposed subject matter and formulation of the essay question must be agreed in advance.
Students will give 15-minute presentations on their chosen essay assignments in the final seminar on 28 March, distributing written drafts two days previously on 26 March. In addition to open discussion, each presentation will receive two brief (5 minute) replies from participating students in order to ensure detailed feedback that can be incorporated into the process of revising the essays for final submission on 12 April.
Course teachers
Guy Dammann ([email protected])
Tobias Plebuch ([email protected])
Registration
Please register directly with the department of musicology's studievägledare, Ingrid Skovdahl. Tel: +46 18 471 68 65. Email: [email protected]
Key dates
26/2 Course starts
21/3 Extended essay subjects agreed
26/3 Distribute presentation drafts to participants
28/3 Final Seminar with student presentations (NB reserve full day)
5/4 Extended essays submission deadline (via Student Portalen).
Multiple Artworks 7,5 credits Instructor: David Davies [email protected] and others Literature: the links to the texts will be available at Studentportalen.
Migration Ethics 7,5 credits
Instructor: Elena Prats [email protected] och Guilherme Marques Pedro [email protected]
Philosophy of Language 6 credits Instructor: Sebastian Lutz [email protected] Literature: Lycan, Wiliam. Philosophy of Language: a Contemporary Introduction, 3:rd edition, Routledge 2018.