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哲學英文

112-2 開課
  • 備註
    本課程以英語授課。

  • 本校選課狀況

    載入中
  • 課程概述
    This course focuses on the construction and communication of philosophical ideas and arguments in English. It has two main pillars. The first pillar comprises two sets of readings to be discussed in class. The readings cover figures in the history of philosophy (weeks 2-7) as well as recent philosophical perspectives on metaphor (weeks 9-15). The second pillar consists in practical training that culminates in the writing of a final essay. This training has several components: selecting a topic and gathering material (electronic library resources), reading (what and how to read), writing (argumentation and writing strategies).
  • 課程目標
    After taking this course, students are expected to have gained the following: (1) An overall improved competence in communicating philosophical ideas in English (2) A deeper understanding of key philosophical figures and concepts (3) Experience with the various components involved in writing a philosophy essay.
  • 課程要求
    Students are expected to read the materials before class and actively engage in discussions. The first pillar requires them to write one review (history of philosophy) and participate in a group presentation (metaphor theory). For the second pillar, students need to complete one bibliographic assignment, hand in a digest of their selected readings, and submit a final essay.
  • 預期每週課後學習時數
  • Office Hour
    星期一13:30 - 15:30

    助教聯繫方式： 黃俊傑：r10124021@ntu.edu.tw

  • 指定閱讀
    WEEKS 2-7 Magee, Bryan (ed.). 1987. The Great Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE8B-g03RivIMt7llh1cyEGV WEEKS 9-15 Bezuidenhout, A. (2001). Metaphor and What Is Said: A Defense of a Direct Expression View of Metaphor. Midwest Studies in Philosophy, 25(1), 156-186. Johnson, M. (2008). Philosophy’s Debt to Metaphor. In R. Gibbs (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought (pp. 39-52). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Searle, J. (1979). Metaphor. In A. Ortony (Ed.), Metaphor and Thought (pp. 83-111). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Slingerland, E. (2011). Metaphor and Meaning in Early China. Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy, 10, 1-30. Walton, K. L. (1993). Metaphor and Prop Oriented Make-Believe. European Journal of Philosophy, 1(1), 39-56.
  • 參考書目
  • 評量方式
    10%

    Participation

    Participation in discussion and Q&A No points will be awarded if absent more than three times

    20%

    Review- written

    One philosopher of your own choice from weeks 2-7 Individual; two pages (English); upload by 4/16

    20%

    Review - oral

    One assigned reading from weeks 9-15 (Metaphor Theories); group assignment Pre-presentation discussions (2x, 5 points each); 1st: content; 2nd: PowerPoint Class presentation (10 points); PowerPoint (English); upload two days before presentation

    5%

    Bibliography

    List of readings on topic of final essay Upload by 3/12

    15%

    Readings digest

    Digest of 3 selected readings for final essay Two pages (English); upload by 4/30

    30%

    Final essay

    Five pages (English); upload by 6/12 Up to 3 points (out of 30) may be added for students who (1) submit a draft version by 5/28 AND (2) incorporate feedback into their final essays Feedback opportunity on 6/4

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  • 課程進度
    2/20第 1 週Course introduction Electronic library resources
    2/27第 2 週History of Philosophy: Descartes
    3/5第 3 週History of Philosophy: Kant
    3/12第 4 週History of Philosophy: Hegel and Marx
    3/19第 5 週Reading week
    3/26第 6 週History of Philosophy: Husserl, Heidegger and Modern Existentialism
    4/2第 7 週History of Philosophy: Wittgenstein
    4/9第 8 週(期中考試週)
    4/16第 9 週Metaphor Theories: Searle (1979)
    4/23第 10 週Metaphor Theories: Bezuidenhout (2001)
    4/30第 11 週Metaphor Theories: Walton (1993)
    5/7第 12 週Academic Writing Guide
    5/14第 13 週Writing Week
    5/21第 14 週Metaphor Theories: Johnson (2008)
    5/28第 15 週Metaphor Theories: Slingerland (2011)
    6/4第 16 週Final Essay (feedback opportunity)