15FLFL018 - Ontology 1

Course specification
Course title		Ontology 1
Acronym		15FLFL018
Study programme		Philosophy
Module
Type of study		first degree undergraduate academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		prof. dr Dragan Prole
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		prof. dr Dragan Prole
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		5.0	Status
Condition		none	Oblik uslovljenosti
The goal		Goals: Introduction to metaphysics as a central philosophical standpoint inside the historical development of philosophy. Connection of ontological concepts and problems with the foundations of human knowledge, practice and creativity. Acquisition of knowledge about central ontological conceptions. Insight into the problems of philosophical positioning of ontology as a central philosophical discipline.
The outcome		Acquisition of comprehensive knowledge about historical development of central philosophical concepts. Orientation with respect to the basic standpoints which have been brought into connection with the idea of first philosophy. Acquisition of prerequisites for particular application of central concepts of ontological tradition inside the context of contemporary world.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Acquisition of comprehensive knowledge about historical development of central philosophical concepts. Orientation with respect to the basic standpoints which have been brought into connection with the emergence of idea of first philosophy. Acquisition of prerequisites for particular application of central concepts of ontological tradition in the context of contemporary world. Ancient founding of first philosophy. Plato: Great Kinds. Aristotle: Episteme tis. Metaphysics of Plotinus and Neo-Platonics. Pseudo-Dionysius and Christian adaptation of metaphysics. Early-modern founding of metaphysics. Descartes and Leibniz.
Contents of exercises		practice classes, other types of lessons, study and research work
Literature
Plato, Sophist, Plato, Beograd, 2000 Aristotle, Metaphysics, Paideia, Beograd, 2007. Plotinus, Enneads (chosen parts), Književne novine, Beograd, 1984. Pesudo Dyonisius Areopagite, On the names of God, Orkrovenje, Beograd, 2009. Thomas Aquinas, Being and essence, Dereta, Beograd, 2010. Rene Descartes, Meditations on the first philosophy, Zavod za udžbenike, Beograd, 2012. Leibnitz G.W., Monadology, Kultura, Beograd, 1957.
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
2	2
Methods of teaching		Lecturing. Dialogue on the given topic. Practical demonstration of textual analysis. Research work.
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		10	Test paper
Practical lessons		10	Oral examination	60
Projects
Colloquia
Seminars		20

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