Faculty of Philosophy
Philosophy (residential, second cycle programme)
Year akademicki  2023/2024

Programme, Learning Outcomes & Course Syllabus

Year I - Semester 1

NoCourseECTS creditsHoursLecturer
Compulsory courses
1Analysis and Editing of Scientific Philosophical Texts (tutorial)Z/4 30 Suspended
2Multimedial Scientific Presentation (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
Compulsory courses for these students with B.A. diploma in Philosophy
1History of Relationship Between the Natural Sciences and Philosophy (tutorial)Z/4 30 Suspended
2Heritage of Polish Culture (tutorial)Z/4 30 Suspended
3Latin for Philosophers (tutorial)Z/4 30 Suspended
Compulsory courses for these students with B.A. diploma in field different than Philosophy
1Main Topics in History of Philosophy (tutorial)Z/4 30 Suspended
2Introductory Course of Latin for Philosophers (tutorial)Z/4 30 Suspended
3Elements of Metaphysics and Philosophical Anthropology (tutorial)Z/4 30 Suspended
Specialisation courses
Group A: Classical and modern concepts of person
(Student has to choose one group)
1Metaphysical Interpretation of Reality (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
2Philosophical Theories of Person (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
3Structure, Kinds and Ways of Resolving Moral Dilemmas (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
4The Drama of Human Freedom and Its Anthropological Foundations (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
Specialisation courses
Group B: JP II Philosophical Studies
(Student has to choose one group)
1Aristotle - Metaphysics (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
2Aristotle - Nicomachean Ethics - On the Soul (De anima) (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
3Plato - The Republic (Politeia) (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
4St. Thomas - Summa Theologiae (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended

Year I - Semester 2

NoCourseECTS creditsHoursLecturer
Compulsory courses for these students with B.A. diploma in Philosophy
1Contemporary Polish Culture (tutorial)Z/7 60 Suspended
2Polish Philosophy in 20th Century (tutorial)Z/4 30 Suspended
Compulsory courses for these students with B.A. diploma in field different than Philosophy
1Main Concepts and Contemporary Ethical Theories (tutorial)Z/2 15 Suspended
2Main Problems in Philosophy (tutorial)Z/3 30 Suspended
3Main Topics in History of Philosophy (tutorial)Z/2 15 Suspended
4Foundation of Logic for Philosophers (tutorial)Z/2 15 Suspended
5Methods of Scientific Research (tutorial)Z/2 15 Suspended
Electives class in a Foreign language form the University offer
1Subject in a foreign language (selected by the student from the University list of subjects) (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
Elective courses
(student has to choose one translation class)
1Latin Philosophical Texts (translation classes)Z/3 30 Suspended
2German/French Philosophical Texts (translation classes)Z/3 30 Suspended
Brak wersji językowej
Group A: Classical and modern concepts of person
(Student continues choosen group)
1Epistemology of Religious Beliefs (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
2Ethical and Axiological Foundations of Political Systems (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
3God and Evil (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
4Modern and Contemporary Disputes about the Nature of Person (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
5Person, technoscience and values (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
Brak wersji językowej
Group B: JP II Philosophical Studies
(Student continues choosen group)
1Aristotle - Nicomachean Ethics - On the Soul (De anima) (tutorial)Z/1 15 Suspended
2Augustine - On Free Choice (De libero arbitrio) (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
3Karol Wojtyła - Love and Responsibility (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
4Plato - The Republic (Politeia) (tutorial)Z/1 15 Suspended
5St. Thomas - Summa Contra Gentiles (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended
6St. Thomas - Summa Theologiae (tutorial)Z/2 30 Suspended

Year II - Semester 3

NoCourseECTS creditsHoursLecturer
Compulsory courses
1Art of Rhetoric in Philosophical Discourse (workshops)Z/2 15 prof. dr hab. Piotr Jaroszyński
2Methods of Philosophical Discussions and Arguments (tutorial)Z/2 15 dr Piotr Lipski
3Catholic Social Teaching and John Paul II Social Thought (lecture)E/2 30 Ks. dr hab. Maciej Hułas
Brak wersji językowej
(Student continues choosen translation class)
1German/French Philosophical Texts (translation classes)Z/4 30 Ks. dr hab. Piotr Pasterczyk
2Latin Philosophical Texts (translation classes)Z/4 30 dr hab. Monika Komsta
Brak wersji językowej
(Student continues choosen seminar)
1Problems and History of Ethics (seminar)Zbo/6 30 dr hab. Wojciech Lewandowski
M.A. Thesis
1M.A. Thesis and Preparation for the Diploma Examination (assignment)Zbo/10 0 dr hab. Wojciech Lewandowski
Specialisation courses
Group A: Classical and modern concepts of person
(Student continues choosen group)
1Person and law: main trends in the philosophy of law (tutorial)Z/2 30 dr hab. Katarzyna Stępień, prof. KUL
2The Origin of Religion - Apology for the Religion - the "Logic" of Conversion (tutorial)Z/2 30 Ks. dr hab. Piotr Pasterczyk
Specialisation courses
Group B: JP II Philosophical Studies
(Student continues choosen group)
1Immanuel Kant - Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (tutorial)Z/2 30 dr Błażej Gębura
2Karol Wojtyła - Acting Person (tutorial)Z/1 15 dr Małgorzata Borkowska
3Karol Wojtyła - Love and Responsibility (tutorial)Z/1 15 dr Małgorzata Borkowska

Year II - Semester 4

NoCourseECTS creditsHoursLecturer
Compulsory courses
1Key theme in Anthropology: Economy (tutorial)Z/4 30 dr Piotr Rubaj
Elective seminars
(Student continues choosen seminar)
1Problems and History of Ethics (seminar)Zbo/8 30 dr hab. Wojciech Lewandowski
M.A. Thesis
1M.A. Thesis and Preparation for the Diploma Examination (assignment)Zbo/10 0 dr hab. Wojciech Lewandowski
Specialisation courses
Group A: Classical and modern concepts of person
(Student continues choosen group)
1Dispute about Personalism: Kant, Rosmini and Lublin School (tutorial)Z/2 30 dr hab. Zbigniew Pańpuch, prof. KUL
2European inspirations of personalism in Poland (tutorial)Z/2 30 Ks. dr hab. Piotr Pasterczyk
3Interdisciplinarity in research on person and culture (tutorial)Z/2 30 dr hab. Monika Walczak, prof. KUL
4The classical conception of man - soul-body and the contemporary conception of man - mind-body (tutorial)Z/2 30 prof. dr hab. Piotr Jaroszyński
Specialisation courses
Group B: JP II Philosophical Studies
(Student continues choosen group)
1Anthropological Thought of John Paul II (tutorial)Z/1 15 dr hab. Zbigniew Pańpuch, prof. KUL
2Karol Wojtyła - Acting Person (tutorial)Z/2 30 dr Małgorzata Borkowska
3Karol Wojtyła Lublin Lectures (tutorial)Z/2 30 Ks. dr Marcin Ferdynus
4Max Scheller - Formalism in Ethics (tutorial)Z/2 30 dr Jacek Jarocki
5The Lublin Philosophical School - Personalism (tutorial)Z/1 15 dr hab. Zbigniew Pańpuch, prof. KUL
Memorial Lectures
(Group A and B: instead of 30 hours of tutorials student may choose one lecture from the list below)
1Jacek Woroniecki Memorial Lectures (lecture)Z/2 30 Suspended
2Stanislaw Kaminski Memorial Lectures (lecture)Z/2 30 prof. Stefan Sorgner
3Karol Wojtyła Memorial Lectures (lecture)Z/2 30 Ks. dr hab. Jarosław Merecki

Notes:
Form of assessment / Number of ECTS credits
E - Exam
Z - Credit with grade
Zbo - Credit without grade (Pass/Fail)
Hours - Number of hours per semester