Philosophy Course Program

You are presented with the basis of the the program of the philosophy course The Metaphysics of Freedom designed for college students.

Each course is taught according to the needs and requests of students. The videos of the course can also be changed depending on the department that offers the course.

For instance, for students of the Department of Legal Studies, the course is called The History of Origin and Comparative Characteristics of the Religious and Philosophical Doctrines, Their Impact on Modern Legislation in the Countries of the West and the East."

The fundamental difference between this course and other courses is the following:

  • the focus is on legal issues (from ancient times to the present day);
  • many works studied in this course are written by lawyers.

The full course consists of:
Semester 1 (Western Philosophy) - 14 lectures and 14 seminars
+ 4 additional lectures and 4 seminars (at student’s requests)
Semester 2 (Eastern Philosophy) - 14 lectures and 14 seminars
Semester 3 (History of Religion) - 14 lectures and 14 seminars

The short version of the course consists of:
Semester 1 (Western philosophy) - 8 lectures and 8 seminars
Semester 2 (Eastern philosophy) - 8 lectures and 8 seminars
Semester 3 (History of religion) - 8 lectures and 8 seminars

Note:
Classes included only in the full course are marked with an asterisk

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1. The concept of Democritus - Newton (substantial) about space and time.
2. The concept of Aristotle - Leibniz (relativistic) about space and time.
3. Are space and time eternal or not? Are space and time infinite and limitless?
4. Is it possible to control time?
5. Perception of space and time in Western and Eastern cultures.

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1. The main provisions of the political and legal system of Plato.
2. The structure and content of the treatise The Republic.
3. The justice system in the aristocratic model of the state of Plato. The treatise the Laws.
4. The theory of ideas of Plato. Plato's Cave.
5. The dialectic of Plato as the main method of cognition of the essence of being.
6. The doctrine of the soul of Plato. Evidence of the immortality of the soul.
7. The influence of the mathematical work of Archytas of Tarentum on the worldview of Plato.
8. The death of Plato and his will.

Recommended reading:
The Republic by Plato

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1. The structure and content of the Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle.
2. What is the welfare in the understanding of Aristotle?
3. How are the welfare of a state and the welfare of an individual related from the point of view of Aristotle?
4. What should dominate: the welfare of an individual person or the welfare of the whole society?
5. The concept of abstinence and the concept of vice in the understanding of Aristotle.
6. The structure and content of the 2nd and 3rd books of the Nicomachean Ethics. The concept of virtue in the understanding of Aristotle. What are virtues and what is included in the virtues?
7. The concept of generosity and the concept of magnanimity in the understanding of Aristotle. The structure and content of the 4th book of the Nicomachean Ethics.
8. The concept of justice in the understanding of Aristotle. The structure and content of the 5th book of the Nicomachean Ethics.
9. How do you understand the quote by Aristotle: "Tolerance and apathy are the last two virtues of a DYING society"?

Recommended reading:
The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

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