English version published 2006-11-08 12.00.31

Study units and instruction

Study unit Bachelor´s Degree

In Finnish: Kandidaatin opinnot/vtk

title: Bachelor´s Degree

(In Finnish: Kandidaatin opinnot )
Credits: 180, Credit Units: 120,
  • Studies in major subject: basic and intermediate studies, 80 credits
  • General studies: 15 credits
  • Compulsory minor subject studies: 60 credits
  • Other minor subject studies (elective studies): 25 credits

Subordinate units

Study unit General Studies

In Finnish: Yleisopinnot/yleisopinnot

title: General Studies

(In Finnish: Yleisopinnot )
Credits: 15,
  • Orientation course for foreign students
  • Basic course in finnish or swedish
  • Follow up course in finnish or swedish
  • TVT-studies: 5 credits

Study unit Basic Studies

In Finnish: Perusopinnot/71005

title: Basic Studies Kf110-Kf150

(In Finnish: Perusopinnot )
Credits: 25, Credit Units: 15,

Kf110-Kf150

Study unit Kf110: Introduction to Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf110 Johdatus filosofiaan, 3 op/2 ov/71011

Study unit Kf110: Introduction to Philosophy (71011)

(In Finnish: )

Unit description:

The aim is to present classic questions of philosophy in the fields of epistemology, metaphysics and ethics. The nature of philosophical knowledge and research will be examined and central approaches to these topics will be scrutinised.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course with an examination, or a written report on a theme using sources agreed with the supervisor, or book examination in a faculty examination.

Literature

Complete both a and b:

a)

  • Blackburn S.: Think

b)

  • Almond B.: Exploring Philosophy

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf120 Introduction to the History of Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf120 Johdatus filosofian historiaan, 5 op (2+1 ov)/Kf120

title: Kf120 Introduction to the History of Philosophy

Credits: 5, Credit Units: 3,

Unit description:

The aim is to introduce the student to the most important periods and traditions of thought in the history of philosophy as well as to the most important philosophers and their theories.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course with an examination or a written report on a theme using sources agreed with the supervisor, or a book examination in a faculty examination.

Literature

Complete both Kf121 and Kf122

Study unit Kf121: Introduction Course on History of Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf121 Filosofian historian johdantokurssi, 3 op/2 ov/71012

Study unit Kf121 Introduction course to History of Philosophy (71012)

(In Finnish: )

Literature

Complete one of the following, 3 credits (2 credit units) each:

a)

  • Korkman P. & Yrjönsuuri M. (ed.): Filosofian historian kehityslinjoja (Kantiin saakka)

b)

  • Kenny A.: A Brief History of Western Philosophy.

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf122: Classics of History of Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf122 Käytännöllisen filosofian klassikkoteos, 2 op/1 ov/71014

Study unit Kf122 Classics of History of Philosophy (71014)

((In Finnish: )

Literature

Complete one of the following, 2 credits (1 credit unit) each:

a)

  • Plato: 3 dialogues of the following: Gorgias, Phaedo, Phaedrus, The Symposium, Kriton

b)

  • Aristotle: Ethica Nikomachea

c)

  • Hobbes T: Leviathan (parts I and II)

d)

  • Locke J: Second treatise of government

and

  • Mill J S: On liberty

e)

  • Rousseau J-J: Du contrat social

f)

  • Kant I.: Prolegomena

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf131 Introduction to Ethics

In Finnish: Kf131 Johdatus etiikkaan, 3 op/kf131

title: Kf131 Introduction to Ethics

Credits: 3, Credit Units: 2,

Unit description:

The aim is to present principal concepts, problems and theories in ethics.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course with an examination or a written report on a theme using sources agreed with the supervisor, or a book examination in a faculty examination.

Literature

a) either

  • Norman, R.: The Moral Philosophers (edition 1998)

or both

  • Häyry M.: Ihannevaltio

and

  • Häyry, M.: Hyvä elämä ja oikea käytös

b) either

  • Gensler, H.: Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction (1998)

or

  • Rachels, J.: The Elements of Moral Philosophy (2003, 4. ed.)

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf132 Introduction to Social Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf132 Johdatus yhteiskuntafilosofiaan, 3 op/kf132

title: Kf132 Introduction to Social Philosophy

Credits: 3, Credit Units: 2,

Unit description:

The aim is to present principal concepts, problems and theories in ethics and social philosophy.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course with an examination or a written report on a theme using sources agreed with the supervisor, or a book examination in a faculty examination.

Literature

  • Christman, J.: Social and Political Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction (2002)

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf140: Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Science (71002)

In Finnish: Kf140 Johdatus yhteiskuntatieteiden filosofiaan, 3 op/3 ov/71002

Kf140: Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Science (71002)

Unit description:

The aim is to present the principal concepts and central schools in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of the social sciences.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course and examination, or book examination in a faculty examination.

Literature

Complete both a and b:

a) either

  • Chalmers A.: What is this thing called science? (chapters 1-9, 14-15. 3. ed.)

or

  • Raatikainen, P.: Ihmistieteet ja filosofia

b) either

  • Rosenberg A.: Philosophy of Social Science

or

  • Benton, T. & Craib, I.: Philosophy of Social Science.

Literature examinations

Study unit P4 Introduction to Epistemology

In Finnish: P4 Johdatus tieto-oppiin, 3 op/P4

title: P4 Introduction to Epistemology

Credits: 3, Credit Units: 2,

To be accomplished according to the requirements of the Dept. of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts.

Literature

One of the following:

a)

  • Lammenranta M.: Tietoteoria

b)

  • Bonjour L.: Epistemology: Classical Problems and Responses

Study unit P7 Introduction to Logic

In Finnish: P7 Johdatus logiikkaan, 5 op/3 ov/P7

P7 Introduction to Logic

(In Finnish: P7 Johdatus logiikkaan )

To be accomplished according to the requirements of the Dept. of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts.

Literature

One of the following:

a)

  • Miettinen S.: Logiikka. Perusteet

b)

  • Barwise J. & Etchemendy J.: Language, Proof and Logic (Chapters 1-9)

Study unit Intermediate Studies Kf210-Kf290

In Finnish: Aineopinnot/71000

title: Intermediate Studies Kf210-Kf290

(In Finnish: Aineopinnot )

Superordinate Units

Subordinate units

Study unit Kf210 History of Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf210 Filosofian historia, 6-10 op/4-6 ov/kf210

title: kf210 History of Philosophy

Credits: 6-10, Credit Units: 4-6,

Unit description:

The study unit presents a relatively wide account of the history of philosophy, beginning with the pre Socratics and ending in the 20th century. In addition the student can concentrate on one main philosophical line of thought in the history of philosophy.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course and examination, or book examination in a faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study units Kf110 and Kf120.

Literature

Compulsory part ,6 credits:

a)

  • Jones W T: A history of western philosophy I IV (it is recommended that the books are taken in two separate faculty examinations)

Supplementary part:

The lecture course or faculty examination can be supplemented by one or more of the following options b-e:

b)

  • Mulgan R. G.: Aristotle's Political Theory (2 credits)

c)

  • Tenkku J.: Vanhan- ja keskiajan moraalifilosofian historia (2 credits)

d)

  • Hampsher-Monk I.: A History of Modern Political Thought (4 credits)

c)

  • Annas, J.: The Morality of Happiness (2 credits)

Study unit Kf210 History of Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf210 Filosofian historian perusosa, 6 op/4 ov/71131

title: Kf210 History of Philosophy

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf210 History of Philosophy, Supplementary part

In Finnish: Kf210 Filosofian historian täydennysosa, 2-4 op/1-2 ov/71031

title: Kf210 History of Philosophy, Compulsory part

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf210 20th Century Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf220 Nykyajan filosofia, 5-10 op/3-5 ov/kf220

title: kf210 20th Century Philosophy

Credits: 5-10, Credit Units: 3-5,

Unit description:

The aim is to present the main lines of thought in contemporary philosophy as well as their development and relationship with each other.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course and examination, or book examination in a faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study units Kf110, Kf120, Kf140 and Kf150.

Literature

Compulsory part , 5 credits:

Complete a and b:

a)

  • Baldwin, T.: Contemporary Philosophy: Philosophy in English since 1945 (3 credits)

b)

  • Either Kearney R.: Modern Movements in European Philosophy

or

  • Moran, D.: Introduction to Phenomenology (2 credits)

Supplementary part:

The lecture course or faculty examination can be supplemented by one or more of the following options c-g:

c)

  • Jones W. T.: A History of Western Philosophy, part V (1 credit)

d)

  • Either Kearney R.: Modern Movements in European Philosophy

or

  • Moran, D.: Introduction to Phenomenology (2 credits) (the one not completed in the compulsory part)

e)

  • Salmela, M.: Suomalaisen kulttuurifilosofian vuosisata (1 credits)

f)

  • Soames, S.: Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century I: The Dawn of Analysis (2 credits)

g)

  • Soames, S.: Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century II: The Age of Meaning (2 credits)

Study unit Kf220 20th Century Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf220 Nykyajan filosofian perusosa, 5 op/3 ov/71132

Kf220 20th Century Philosophy

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf220 20th Century Philosophy, Supplementary part

In Finnish: Kf220 Nykyajan filosofian täydennysosa, 1-5 op/1-2 ov/71035

Kf220 20th Century Philosophy, Compulsory part

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf230 Ethics

In Finnish: Kf230 Etiikka, 5-10 op/3-5 ov/kf230

title: kf230 Ethics

Credits: 5-10, Credit Units: 3-5,

Unit description:

The aim is to present the principal concepts, problems and traditions in normative ethics, as well as value and norm theories and their practical applications.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course and examination, or book examination in a faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study units Kf110, Kf120 and Kf130.

Literature

Compulsory part , 5 credits:

Complete both a and b (5 credits):

a)

  • Timmons, M.: Moral Theory

b)

  • Darwall, S.: Philosophical Ethics

Supplementary part:

The lecture course or faculty examination can be supplemented by one or more of the following c-j:

c)

  • Blackburn, S.: Ruling Passions (2 credits)

d)

  • Hooker, B.: Ideal Code, Real World

and

  • Häyry, M.: Mahdollisimman monen onnellisuus (3 credits)

e)

  • Korsgaard, C.: The Sources of Normativity (2 credits)

f)

  • MacIntyre, A.: After Virtue (on suom.) (2 credits)

g)

  • Miller, A.: An Introduction to Contemporary Metaethics (2 credits)

h)

  • Smith, M.: The Moral Problem (2 credits)

i)

  • Rehg, W.: Insight and Solidarity (2 credits)

j)

  • Madison, G. & Fairbarn, M.: The Ethics of Postmodernity: Current Trends in Continental Thought (2 credits)

Study unit Kf230 Ethics

In Finnish: Kf230 Etiikan perusosa, 5 op/3 ov/71133

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf230 Ethics, Supplementary part

In Finnish: Kf230 Etiikan täydennysosa, 1-5 op/1-2 ov/71033

title: Kf230 Ethics, Compulsory part

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf240 Social Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf240 Yhteiskuntafilosofia, 5-10 op/3-5 ov/Kf240

title: Kf240 Social Philosophy

Credits: 5-10, Credit Units: 3-5,

Unit description:

The principal concepts, central traditions of thought and their main representatives, ideologies and argumentation in social philosophy are examined in the study unit.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course and examination, or book examination in a faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study units Kf110, Kf120 and Kf130.

Literature

Compulsory part , 5 credits:

a)

  • Kymlicka W: Contemporary political philosophy: An introduction (latest edition)

Supplementary part:

In addition of a), one or more of the following books b)-i):

b)

  • Feinberg J.: Harm to Others (3 credits)

c)

  • Hoy T. C. & McCarthy T.: Critical Theory (2 credits)

d)

  • Ingram, D. (ed.): The Political (2 credits)

e)

  • Held, D.: Models of Democracy (2 credits)

f)

  • Kymlicka, W.: Politics and the Vernacular. Nationalism, Multiculturalism and Citizenship. (2 credits)

g)

  • MacIntyre A.: Whose Justice? Which Rationality? (2 credits)

h)

  • Rawls J.: Theory of Justice tai Rawls J.: Political Liberalism (2 credits)

i)

  • Conway D.: Classical Liberalism. The Unvanquished Ideal (2 credits)

Study unit Kf240 Social Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf240 Yhteiskuntafilosofian perusosa, 5 op/3 ov/71134

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf240 Social Philosophy, Supplementary part

In Finnish: Kf240 Yhteiskuntafilosofian täydennysosa, 1-5 op/1-2 ov/71034

Kf240 Social Philosophy, Compulsory part

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf250 Scientific Reasoning and Philosophical Argumentation

In Finnish: Kf250 Tieteellinen päättely ja argumentaatio, 5-10 op/3-5 ov/71151

Kf250 Scientific Reasoning and Philosophical Argumentation

Unit description:

The aim is to present the principal concepts of modern logic and especially to provide the student with technical abilities to study inferences within first-order predicate logic. Alternatively the student can study the conceptual foundations of philosophical argumentation. The student is introduced to predicate calculus, set theory, the philosophy of logic and to practical application of logic in argumentation.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course and examination, or book examination in a faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study units Kf110 and Kf150.

Literature

Complete 5 credits out of the list below so, that at least one book is chosen from a-f (argumentation), one book from g-i (scientific reasoning):

Argumentation:

a)

  • Haack, S.: Philosophy of logics (2 credits)

b)

  • Engel, P.: The Norm of Truth (3 credits)

c)

  • Suppes, P.: Introduction to logic (3 credits)

d)

  • Walton, D. M.: Pragmatic Theory of Fallacy (2 credits)

e)

  • Rantala, W. ja Virtanen, A.: Johdatus Modaalilogiikkaan (ss. 5-227) (2 credits)

f)

  • Kakkuri-Knuuttila, M.-L. (ed.): Argumentti ja Kritiikki (1 credit)

Scientific reasoning:

g)

  • Niiniluoto, I.: Tieteellinen päättely ja selittäminen (1 credit)

h)

  • Giere, R.N.: Understanding Scientific Reasoning (3 credits)

i)

  • Pera M.: The Discourses of Science (2 credits)

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf270 Philosophy of the Social Sciences

In Finnish: Kf270 Yhteiskuntatieteiden filosofia, 5-10 op/3-5 ov/kf270

title: Kf270 Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Credits: 5-10, Credit Units: 3-5,

Unit description:

The study unit concentrates on the nature of human action and on the formation of concepts and theories in social sciences.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course and examination, or book examination in a faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study units Kf110, Kf130 and Kf140.

Literature

Compulsory part :

complete both a and b (please, negotiate with the examinator about an alternative book in English to b):

a)

  • Kincaid, H.: Philosophical Foundations of the Social Sciences (2 credits)

b)

  • Kiikeri, M. ja Ylikoski, P.: Tiede tutkimuskohteena: filosofinen johdatus tieteentutkimukseen (1 credit)

With the compulsory book, complete at least one of the following options c)-k):

c)

  • Gilbert, M.: On Social Facts (3 credits)

d)

  • Henderson, D.: Interpretation and Explanation in the Human Science (3 credits)

e)

  • Mele, A.: The Philosophy of Action (2 credits)

f)

  • Pettit, P.: The Common Mind, ss. 1-283 (3 credits)

g)

  • Searle, J.: The Construction of Social Reality (2 credits)

h)

  • Audi, R.: The Architecture of Reason: The Structure and Substance of Rationality (2 credits)

i)

  • Laland, K. ja Brown, G.: Sense and Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior (2 credits)

j)

  • Giere, R.N.: Explaining Science (2 credits)

k)

  • Bernstein R. J.: Beyond Objectivism and Relativism (2 credits)

Study unit Kf270 Philosophy of the Social Sciences

In Finnish: Kf270 Yhteiskuntatieteiden filosofian perusosa, 5 op/3 ov/71153

Kf270 Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf270 Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Supplementary part

In Finnish: Kf270 Yhteiskuntatieteiden filosofian täydennysosa, 1-5 op/1-2 ov/71053

title: Kf270 Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Compulsory part

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf281: Philosophical Writing (71003)

In Finnish: Kf281 Filosofian metodiopinnot ja työelämäorientaatio, 1 op/1 ov/71003

Kf281: Philosophical Writing (71003)

Unit description:

The aim of the course is to familiarize the student with the practises of philosophical writing, for example, philosophical argumentation and the use of source materials.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course and exercises (lectures on using source material are arranged before seminars) and book examination in a faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Basic studies.

Literature

  • Rosenberg J F: The Practice of Philosophy (2nd ed.).

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf280 Seminars and Preparatory Essay for the Bachelor’s Degree

In Finnish: Kf282 ja Kf283 Proseminaari I ja II, 4+4 op / 2+2 ov/71154

Kf282-283 Seminars and Preparatory Essay for the Bachelor’s Degree

(In Finnish: Kf280 Proseminaarit )

Unit description:

The aim of the seminar is to familiarize the student with the practises of scientific discussion and philosophical writing.

Mode of assessment:

Active participation in seminar work during two terms. Each student writes two seminar essays (both 10-15 pages) and twice acts as an opponent. The students majoring in philosophy start writing their Bachelor's thesis during the second term. Preregistration forms are found outside the office of the department.

Prerequisite:

Basic studies and at least one of study units Kf210-Kf270; the seminar essays should be based on the intermediate studies.

Courses in English

Kf282 Proseminar in English

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits 4 Credits (study weeks) 2

Teachers

Researcher Liuda Kocnovaite

Time and location

13.9. - 15.12.2006

Organisational meeting: Wed 13th Sept., 4-7 p.m., S20A ls 334d

Preregistration by Fri 8th Sept. to the Department office or anu.kuusela@helsinki.fi

Prerequisites

Basic studies

Kf281 Methods of Philosophy (book examination in faculty examination - Rosenberg: The Practice of Philosophy)

Target group

English speaking students; intermediate level of studies

Study unit Kf290 Bachelor’s Thesis

In Finnish: Kandidaatintutkielma, 6 op/3 ov/71054

title: Kf290 Bachelor’s Thesis

Credits: 6, Credit Units: 3,

Unit description:

The aim of the Bachelor's thesis is to familiarise students in independent research, methods of philosophy, argumentation, the use of source material and scientific writing.

Mode of assessment:

NB! The Bachelor thesis is part of the major subject studies only. The thesis is an essay of 25-35 pages which is based on a seminar paper that has been previously approved (in seminar Kf280). Writing of the Bachelor's thesis is mainly independent work supported by seminars and study groups. The topic of the thesis and the working plan are discussed with the assistant teacher during the seminars. During the writing of the thesis students should also regularly consult the thesis supervisor.

Study unit Master´s Degree

In Finnish: Maisteriopinnot/syv

title: Master´s Degree

(In Finnish: Maisteriopinnot )
Credits: 120, Credit Units: 160,
  • Advanced studies: 45 credits
  • Pro gradu: 40 credits
  • Other minor subject studies or supplementary studies: 35 credits

Subordinate units

Study unit Kf310 Research Plan Seminar

In Finnish: Kf310 Tutkimussuunnitelmaseminaari, 4 op + maisterivaiheen HOPS 1op, yht. 5 op/2 ov/71058

title: Kf310 Research Plan Seminar

Credits: 4+1, Credit Units: 2 without PSP,

Unit description:

The aim is to provide assistance in choosing a topic for the Master's thesis and to work out a preparatory research plan for the thesis.

Mode of assessment:

The seminar work includes writing a subject outline, specifying of question setting and working out a research plan for the Master=s thesis. For more information, contact the Foreign Students' Adviser. Preregistration forms are found outside the office of the department.

Prerequisite:

Study unit Kf290.

Literature

  • Hakala J: Creative thesis writing : A guide to development and research
  • Martinich A: Philosophical writing: An introduction.

Study unit Kf320 Philosophical Classics

In Finnish: Kf320 Filosofisia alkuperäisteoksia, 5 op/3 ov/71402

title: Kf320 Philosophical Classics

Credits: 5, Credit Units: 3,

Unit description:

The aim is introduce some ancient or contemporary classic work or tradition of thought in the field of practical philosophy.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture course with an examination, and/or a written report on a theme using sources agreed with the supervisor and/or book examination in a faculty examination.

Prerequisite:

Study unit Kf210.

Literature

Complete one or two of the following options a-s, approximately 6 credits (3 credit units) each. Other books can be chosen with the consent of the supervisor. NB! Consult your supervisor for the choice of books.

a)

  • Plato: Politeia,

and either

  • Irwin T: Plato's ethics

or

  • Gould J: The development of Plato's ethics

b)

  • Aristotle: Ethica Nicomakhea,

and either

  • Hardie W F R: Aristotle's ethical theory

or

  • Rorty A O (ed.): Essays on Aristotle's ethics

c)

  • Thomas Aquinas: Summa theologiae

and

  • Ullman W: Medieval political thought

d)

  • Lerner R & Madhi M (eds): Medieval political philosophy: A sourcebook

and

  • Ullman W: Medieval political thought

e)

  • Hobbes T: Leviathan,

and

  • Watkins J W: Hobbes' system of ideas

f)

  • Locke J: Two treatises of government (ed. Laslett),

and e.g.

  • Schochet G J: Life, liberty and property

or

  • Lloyd Thomas D A: Routledge philosophy guidebook to Locke on government

g)

  • Spinoza B: Ethica,

and selected chapters of

  • Kashap S P (ed.): Studies in Spinoza

h) Either

  • Hume D: Enquiry concerning the principles of morals,

or

  • Hume D: Treatise of human nature, book III,

and either

  • Chappell V C (ed.): Hume,

or

  • Miller D: Hume's political thought

i)

  • SelbyBigge L A (ed.): British moralists,

and

  • Willey B: The English moralists

j)

  • Rousseau J-J: Du contrat social,

and either

  • Durkheim E: Montesquieu and Rousseau

or

  • Masters R D: The political philosophy of Rousseau

k)

  • Kant I: Critik der praktischen Vernunft;

and either

  • Kant I: Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten

or

  • Kant I: Lectures on ethics;

read also either

  • Beck L W: A commentary of Kant's Critique of practical reason

or

  • Sullivan R: Immanuel Kant=s moral theory

l)

  • Hegel G W F: Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts,

and either

  • Avineri S: Hegel's theory of the modern state

or

  • Pelczynski Z A (ed.): Hegel's political philosophy

m)

  • Parekh B (ed.): Bentham's political thought,

or

  • Mill J S: Utilitarianism

and

  • Quinton A: Utilitarian ethics;

read also either

  • Smart J J C & Williams B: Utilitarianism: For and against,

or

  • Schneewind J B: Sidgwick's ethics and Victorian moral philosophy

n)

  • Elster J: Making sense of Marx,

and either

  • Marx K: Ökonomisch-philosophische Manuskripte 1844

or

  • Marx K: Das Kapital I.

o)

  • Moore G E: Principia Ethica,

and

  • Schilpp P A (ed.): The philosophy of G E Moore (parts II: 1 6 and III: 1)

p)

  • Wittgenstein L: Philosophische Untersuchungen,

and

  • Wittgenstein L: ALecture on ethics@ (in Philosophical Review Jan. 1965),

and

  • Kannisto H: 'Miksi Wittgenstein (lähes) vaikeni etiikasta?' (in Tiede ja edistys 3/89, pp. 213 218)

and

  • Pitkin H F: Wittgenstein and justice

q)

  • Horkheimer M & Adorno T: Dialektik der Aufklärung,

and either

  • Schmidt A: Die Idee der kritischen Theorie

or

  • Held D: Introduction to critical theory

r)

  • Nietzsche F: Jenseits von Gut und Böse

and e.g.

  • Bernstein J A: Nietzsche's moral philosophy

or

  • Nehamas A: Nietzsche: Life as literature

s)

  • Heidegger M: Sein und Zeit

and

  • Kisiel T: The Genesis of Heidegger's 'Being and time'.

r)

  • Sidgwick H.: Methods of Ethics

and

  • Schneewind J.B.: Sidgwick's Ethics and Victorian Moral Philosophy

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf330 Specialisation Studies

In Finnish: Kf330 Erikoistuminen, 20 op/15 ov/71403

title: Kf330 Specialisation Studies

Credits: 20, Credit Units: 15,

Unit description:

This study unit will involve a close study and careful appraisal of two areas of specialisation chosen from the following options a-m. Students are encouraged to discuss their own topics of interest with their supervisors and to suggest other books in addition to those recommended.

Mode of assessment:

Lecture courses with examinations, and/or a written report on a theme using sources agreed with the supervisor and/or faculty examination and/or other mode of performance agreed with the supervisor.

Areas of specialisation:

  • a) Normative Ethics
  • b) Meta Ethics
  • c) Applied Ethics
  • d) Philosophical Aesthetics and Philosophy of Culture
  • e) Social Philosophy
  • f) History of Social and Moral Philosophy
  • g) Philosophy of History and the Study of Ideas
  • h) Philosophy of Law
  • i) Philosophy and Pedagogics
  • j) Philosophy of Science
  • k) Science and Technology Studies
  • l) Philosophy of the Social Sciences
  • m) Formal Methods and their Foundations in the Social Sciences.

Literature

3 4 books from the two chosen areas of specialisation. Other books can be chosen with the consent of the supervisor. NB! Consult your supervisor for the choice of books.

Superordinate Units

Courses

Subordinate units

Study unit Kf330a) Normative Ethics

In Finnish: Kf330a) Normatiivinen etiikka/71020

title: a) Normative Ethics

(In Finnish: a) Normatiivinen etiikka )

Literature

  • Dancy, J.: Ethics without Principles
  • Scheffler S. (toim.): Consequentialism and Its Critics
  • Stratton-Lake, P. (toim.): Ethical Intuitionism
  • Griffin J.: Well-being. Its Meaning, Measurement and Moral Importance
  • Hare R. M.: Moral Thinking
  • Herman B.: The Practice of Moral Judgement
  • Hursthouse, R.: On Virtue Ethics
  • Korsgaard C. M.: Creating the Kingdom of Ends
  • Levinas E.: Totalité et infini (on engl.)
  • Parfit, D.: Reasons and Persons
  • Ricoeur P.: Oneself as Another
  • Ross W. D.: The Right and the Good
  • Scanlon T.: What We Owe to Each Other
  • Scheffler S.: Human Morality
  • Crisp R. & Slote M. (toim.): Virtue Ethics.
  • Williams, B.: Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf330b) Meta Ethics

In Finnish: Kf330b) Metaetiikka/71032

title: b) Meta Ethics

(In Finnish: b) Metaetiikka )

Literature

  • Brink D.: Moral Realism and the Foundations of Ethics
  • Dancy J.: Moral Reasons
  • Dennett D.: Elbow Room: Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting
  • Sayre-McCord G. (ed.): Essays on Moral Realism
  • Cullity G. & Gaut B. (ed.): Ethics and Practical Reason
  • Gibbard A.: Wise Choices, Apt Feelings
  • Gibbard, A.: Thinking how to Live
  • Mackie J. L.: Ethics, Inventing Right and Wrong
  • Shafer-Landau, R.: Moral Realism
  • Timmons, M.: Morality without Foundations
  • Wallace R. J.: Responsibility and Moral Sentiments
  • Wiggins D.: Needs, Values, Truth
  • von Wright G. H.: The Varieties of Goodness

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf330c) Applied Ethics

In Finnish: Kf330c) Soveltava etiikka/71029

title: c) Applied Ethics

(In Finnish: c) Soveltava etiikka )

Literature

  • Airaksinen T.: 'Mitä on käytännöllinen etiikka' (Ajatus 40, 1983, s. 87-99)
  • Airaksinen T. (toim.): Ammattien ja ansaitsemisen etiikka
  • Attfield R.: The Ethics of Environmental Concern
  • Bell, R.: Understanding African Philosophy
  • Dyson A. & Harris J. (toim.): Ethics and Biotechnology
  • Chadwick R. (toim.): Ethics and the Professions
  • Hargrove E.: Foundations of Environmental Ethics
  • Harris J. & Holm S. (toim.): The Future of Human Reproduction
  • Häyry H.: The Limits of Medical Paternalism
  • Häyry H.: Individual Liberty and Medical Control
  • Häyry M. & Häyry H.: Rakasta, kärsi ja unhoita
  • Häyry M.: Liberal Utilitarianism and Applied Ethics
  • Häyry M.: 'Mitä on soveltava etiikka?'(Ajatus 44, 1987, s. 162-175)
  • Kilpi J.: The Ethics of Bankruptcy
  • Primoratz I.: Ethics and Sex
  • Oksanen M. & Rauhala-Hayes M. (toim.): Ympäristöfilosofia

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf330d) Philosophical Aesthetics and Philosophy of Culture

In Finnish: Kf330d) Kulttuurifilosofia ja filosofinen estetiikka/71021

title: d) Philosophical Aesthetics and Philosophy of Culture

Literature

  • Arendt H.: Vita Activa
  • Beardsley M. C.: Aesthetics from Classical Greece to the Present
  • Danto A.: Transfiguration of the Commonplace
  • Barry B.: Culture and Equality: An Egalitarian Critique of Multiculturalism
  • Benhabib S.: The Claims of Culture : Equality and Diversity in the Global Era
  • Benhabib S.: Situating the Self
  • Cassirer E.: An Essay on Man
  • Davies, S.: Musical Works & Performances
  • Frazer E. et al (toim.): Ethics: A Feminist Reader
  • Feminist Interpretations: -sarja (esim. Feminist Interpretations on Plato, on Aristotle, on Kant, on G.W.F. Hegel, on Political Thought)
  • Gatens M: Feminism and Philosophy: Kant to Nietzsche
  • Goodman N.: Languages of Art
  • Häyry M. & Häyry H.: Taide, tunne ja turmelus
  • Habermas J.: The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity
  • Lamarque, P. & Olson, S. H. (toim.): Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art: The Analytic Tradition
  • Lammenranta M. & Haapala A. (toim.): Taide ja filosofia
  • Okin S. M.: Women in Western Political Thought
  • Neill, A. & Ridley, A. (toim.): Arguing about Art (2. painos)
  • Sibley, F.: Approach to Aesthetics (ed. by Benson, Redfern, & Roxbee Cox)
  • Taylor C.: Sources of the Self. The Making of the Modern Identity
  • Taylor C. & Appiah, Habermas, Rockefeller
  • Walzer, Wolf: Multiculturalism
  • Walton, K. L.: Mimesis as Make-Believe

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Discussions on subjectivity in contemporary feminism

Study units

Teachers

Jacek Kornak

Time and location

Period I and II, Mon and Thu 14 -16 perodically Sept 18, then 9.10. - 23.11. except week 43, places Sep 18 S20A 334d, Mon Oct 9 - 16 S20A 334d, Thur Oct 12- Nov 23 S20A 244, Mon Oct 30-Nov 20 S20A 303.

Content

The main topic of this course would be debates in feminism philosophy of 90’s on subjectivity. The course book will be Feminist Contentions (1995) ed. by Linda Nicholson. This book provides us with four propositions of reading subject in contemporary feminism. Authors of eight essays in Feminism contentions are Seyla Benhabib, Judith Butler, Nancy Fraser and Drucilla Cornell. These four authors are perhaps currently the most representative feminist philosophers. Feminist Contentions present different points of view and analyses of the problem of subjectivity and its connection to contemporary feminism. Benhabib offers a vision of subjectivity based in Habermasian project of modernity and strongly opposes postmodern project of feminism and its deconstruction of traditional concept of agency. Butler presents post-structural point of view on subjectivity. Her concept describes subject as based on expressions which are non-substantial, these expressions constitute the subject’s identity and its unity. Her proposition is to analyse subjectivity as structures of modalities which create an identity by the process of performing by one. She is based mostly on Foucault’s framework but nevertheless it is the original concept of subjectivity. Very popular across feminism is Ethical Feminism by Cornell based on Lacan’s theory concept of. Cornell reads subject in psychoanalytic categories as created in the process of alienation of the Other from the ego. The identity of this subject is given by the Symbolic Order. Fraser wants to analyse the subjectivity using elements from postmodern and from Habermasian tradition. She proposes a kind of synthesis of these two points of view.

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Study unit Kf330e) Social Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf330e) Yhteiskuntafilosofia/71023

e) Social Philosophy

(In Finnish: e) Yhteiskuntafilosofia )

Literature

  • Airaksinen T.: Ethics of Coercion and Authority: A Philosophical Study of Social Life
  • Benn S. I. & Peters R. S.: Social Principles and the Democratic State
  • Binmore K.: Playing Fair
  • Chambers, S. and Kymlicka, W. (toim.): Alternative Conceptions of Civil Society
  • Frazer, E.: The Problems of Communitarian Politics
  • Gauthier D.: Morals by Agreement
  • Gray J.: Beyond the New Right. Markets, Government and the Common Environment
  • Habermas J.: Inclusion of the Other
  • Honneth A.: The Struggle for Recognition
  • Ivison, D.: Postcolonial Liberalism
  • Kekes, J.: A Case for Conservatism
  • Kekes J.: Against Liberalism
  • Nozick R.: Anarchy, State, and Utopia
  • Pettit P.: Republicanism
  • Sandel M.: Liberalism and the Limits of Justice
  • Scanlon T.: What We Owe to Each Other
  • Sen A. & Williams B. (toim.): Utilitarianism and Beyond
  • Walzer M.: Spheres of Justice: A Defence of Pluralism and Equality.
  • Young, I. M.: Inclusion and Democracy

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Study unit Kf330f) History of Social and Moral Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf330f) Käytännöllisen filosofian historia/71022

title: f) History of Social and Moral Philosophy

Literature as agreed with the supervisor. For example, see the books mentioned in Study unit Kf320 or e.g.

  • Schneewind J B: The Invention of Autonomy (4 credits)

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf330g) Philosophy of History and the Study of Ideas

In Finnish: Kf330g) Historian filosofia ja aatetutkimus/71024

title: g) Philosophy of History and the Study of Ideas

Literature

  • Collingwood R. G.: The Idea of History
  • Foucault M.: Seksuaalisuuden historia
  • Knuuttila S.: Järjen ja tunteen kerrostumat
  • Lovejoy A. O.: The Great Chain of Being
  • Rorty R, Schneewind J. B. & Skinner Q. (toim.): Philosophy in History
  • Schneewind J. B.: The Invention of Autonomy: A History of Modern Moral Philosophy
  • Skinner Q.: The Foundations of Modern Political Thought (I-II)
  • Gardiner P. (toim.): Theories of History

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf330h) Philosophy of Law

In Finnish: Kf330h) Oikeusfilosofia/71025

title: h) Philosophy of Law

(In Finnish: h) Oikeusfilosofia )

Literature

  • Bayles M.: Principles of Law
  • Coleman J.: Risks and Wrongs
  • Douzinas C.: Postmodern Jurisprudence
  • Dworkin R.: Law's Empire
  • Dworkin R.: Taking Rights Seriously
  • Feinberg J.: The Moral Limits of Criminal Law, I-IV
  • Tontti J., Mäkelä K. & Gylling H. (toim.): Filosofien oikeus I
  • Tontti J. & Mäkelä K. (toim.): Filosofien oikeus II
  • Habermas J.: Between Facts and Norms
  • Hart H.L. A.: The Concept of Law
  • Kelsen H.: Puhdas oikeusoppi
  • Minkkinen P.: Thinking without Desire. A First Philosophy of Law
  • Hirvonen A. (toim.): Polycentricity - The Multiple Scenes of Law
  • Raz J.: The Concept of a Legal System
  • Duff A. & Garland D. (toim.): A Reader on Punishment
  • Stone J.: Human Law and Human Justice
  • Tebbitt, M.: Philosophy of Law (Routledge, 2000)

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf330i) Philosophy and Pedagogics

In Finnish: Kf330i) Filosofia ja pedagogiikka/71007

title: i) Philosophy and Pedagogics

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf330j) Philosophy of Science

In Finnish: Kf330j) Tieteenfilosofia/71026

title: j) Philosophy of Science

(In Finnish: j) Tieteenfilosofia )

Literature

  • Sintonen, M. (ed.): Biologian filosofian näkökulmia
  • Hempel C. G.: Aspects of Scientific Explanation
  • Hacking, I.: Representing and Intervening
  • Humphreys P.: The Chances of Explanation
  • Kitcher P.: The Advancement of Science
  • Mayo D.: Error and the Growth of Experimental Knowledge
  • Nagel E.: The Structure of Science
  • Horwich P. (ed.): World Changes

and

  • Kuhn T: The Essential Tension.
  • Salmon, W.C.: Four Decades of Scientific Explanation
  • Salmon, W.: Causality and Explanation
  • Sterelny, K. and Griffiths, P.E.: Sex and Death: An Introduction to Philosophy of Biology
  • Stegmüller W.: Structure and Dynamics of Theories
  • Suppe F.: The Semantic Conception of Theories and Scientific Realism
  • Ruben D-H.: Explaining Explanation
  • Van Fraassen B.: The Scientific Image
  • Ruse, M. (ed.): What the Philosophy of Biology is: Essays dedicated to David Hull
  • Tuomela R.: Science, Action and Reality

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Study unit Kf330k) Science and Technology Studies

In Finnish: Kf330k) Tieteentutkimus/71009

title: k) Science and Technology Studies

(In Finnish: k) Tieteentutkimus )

Literature

Literature as agreed with the supervisor. For example, see the separate handout “Science and technology studies” available at the Department office or in the web-page: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/kfil/tiettut.htm

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf330l) Philosophy of the Social Sciences

In Finnish: Kf330l) Yhteiskuntatieteiden filosofia/71027

title: l) Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Literature

  • Turner, S. ja Roth, A. (toim.): The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences
  • Elster J.: Logic and Society
  • Elster J. & Hylland A. (toim.): Foundations of Social Choice Theory
  • Elster, J. (toim.): Rational Choice
  • Greenwood J. (toim.): The Future of Folk Psychology
  • Gilbert, M.: Living Together, Rationality, Sociality, and Obligation
  • Koepsell, D. ja Moss, L. (toim.): John Searle’s Ideas about Social Reality: Extensions, Criticisms and Reconstructions
  • Martin M. & McIntyre L. (toim.): Readings in the Philosophy of Social Science
  • Ruben D-H.: The Metaphysics of the Social World
  • Searle, J.: Rationality in Action
  • Searle, J.: Rediscovery of the Mind
  • Tuomela R.: The Importance of Us
  • Tuomela R.: The Philosophy of Social Practices: A Collective Acceptance View
  • Ullmann-Margalit E.: The Emergence of Norms

Literature examinations

Courses in English

Seminar on Reason for Action

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits 3-5 Credits (study weeks) 2-3

Teachers

Prof. Raimo Tuomela

Time and location

14.03.2007 - 04.05.2007

Period IV, Wed 14-16 & Fri 14-16, S20A sr 303, prof. Raimo Tuomela, 14.3.-4.5.2007.

Study unit Kf330m) Formal Methods and their Foundations in the Social Sciences

In Finnish: Kf330m) Yhteiskuntatieteiden formaalit menetelmät ja niiden perusteet/71028

title: m) Formal Methods and their Foundations in the Social Sciences

Literature

  • Hilpinen R. (toim.): Deontic Logic
  • Elster J.: Ulysses and the Sirens
  • Harsanyi J.: Essays on Ethics, Social Behavior and Scientific Explanation
  • Kreps D.: Game Theory and Economic Modeling
  • Bicchieri C. et al (toim.): The Logic of Strategy
  • Sen A.: Collective Choice and Social Welfare
  • Skyrms B.: The Dynamics of Rational Deliberation
  • Hargreaves Heap S. et al (toim): The Theory of Choice: A Critical Guide
  • Tuomela R. (toim.): Yhteiskuntatieteiden eksakti metodologia

Literature examinations

Study unit Kf340 Advanced Seminars and Preparatory Essay for Master’s Degree

In Finnish: Kf340 Seminaarit, 5+5 op/ 3+3 ov/71401

title: Kf340 Advanced Seminars and Preparatory Essay for Master’s Degree

Credits: 5, Credit Units: 3,

Unit description:

The aim of the seminar is to familiarize the student with the practises of scientific discussion and philosophical writing. The work undertaken in advanced seminars is intended to support the writing of the Master's thesis. Mode of assessment:

Active participation in seminar work during two terms. Each student writes two seminar essays (both approx. 15 pages) and twice acts as an opponent. Preregistration forms are found outside the office of the department. Prerequisite:

Study unit Kf310.

Courses in English

Advanced Seminar in Social and Moral Philosophy

Study units

Credits

ECTS credits 5 Credits (study weeks) 3

Teachers

prof. Heta Gylling

Time and location

30.10. - 11.12.2006

Seminar in English, first meeting Thuesday September 12, 4 pm S20A sr 222, then Thuesdays 16-20 S20A sr 222 beginning Oct 30. Preregistration by Fri 8.9. to the Department office or anu.kuusela@helsinki.fi

Prerequisites

Intermediate studies

Target group

English speaking students in advanced level of philosophy.

Study unit Kf350 Practical Training

In Finnish: Kf350 Työelämäorientaatio tai työharjoittelu, 5 op/3 ov/71409

Kf350 Practical Training

Unit description:

Students majoring in philosophy include practical training in their advanced studies. The Department provides information on training places at public offices, research institutes, etc. Information on vacant training places is available at the Department in the beginning of the Spring term. If a student has found a training place on her own, it can also be included in the advanced studies. For more information, contact the Foreign Students´ Adviser.

Mode of assessment:

A training period of at least 3 months in a position agreed upon in advance with the Foreign Students' Adviser and a written report on the training.

Study unit Kf360 Master’sThesis

In Finnish: Kf360 Pro gradu –tutkielma, 40 op/20 ov/gradu

title: Kf360 Master’sThesis

Unit description:

The aim of the Master's thesis is to train students in independent research, methods of philosophy, argumentation, the use of source material and scientific writing. Mode of assessment:

Writing of the Master's thesis is mainly independent work supported by advanced seminars and study groups. The topic of the thesis and the working plan should be discussed with the supervisor preferably before the advanced seminars. During the writing of the thesis students should also regularly consult the professor or other thesis supervisor. Prerequisite:

Study unit Kf340.

Study unit Social and Moral Philosophy as a Minor Subject

In Finnish: Käytännöllinen filosofia sivuaineena/sivuaineena

title: Social and Moral Philosophy as a Minor Subject

All students enrolled at the University of Helsinki have the right to complete the Basic and Intermediate studies in Philosophy, no registration is necessary. Some of the study units in Basic and Intermediate studies in Philosophy are voluntary when Philosophy is taken as a Minor Subject. For more information, consult the Foreign Students' Adviser.

Subordinate units

Study unit Basic Studies (as a Minor Subject)

In Finnish: Perusopinnot sivuaineopiskelijoille, 25 op/sivuperus

title: Basic Studies

Study unit Intermediate Studies (as a Minor Subject)

In Finnish: Aineopinnot sivuaineopiskelijoille, 35 op/sivuaineop

title: Intermediate Studies

Study unit Philosophy of Values and World Views

In Finnish: Elämänkatsomustieto (ET)/ekt

Philosophy of Values and World Views

(In Finnish: Elämänkatsomustieto )

Subordinate units

Study unit Basic Studies in Philosophy of Values and World View

In Finnish: Elämänkatsomustiedon perusopinnot/etperus

title: Basic Studies in Philosophy of Values and World View

Study unit Introduction to the Philosophy of Science

In Finnish: Johdatus tieteenfilosofiaan (Tämän jakson suorittavat vain ne opiskelijat, jotka ovat jo suorittaneen ET-peruskurssin monialaisissa opinnoissaan.), 3 op Teoreettinen filosofia/etjtf

Study unit Philosophical och historical introduction to scientific world view

In Finnish: Filosofis-historiallinen johdatus tieteelliseen maailmankuvaan, 4 op Teoreettinen filosofia/etfh

title: Filosofis-historiallinen johdatus tieteelliseen maailmankuvaan, 4 op Teoreettinen filosofia

Study unit Uskontotieteen perusteet, 4 op Uskontotieteen laitos

In Finnish: Uskontotieteen perusteet, 4 op Uskontotieteen laitos/etusper

title: Uskontotieteen perusteet, 4 op Uskontotieteen laitos

Study unit Philosophy of values and world views: introduction to anthropology

In Finnish: Antropologian perusteet, 5 op Sosiologian laitos/ Sosiaali- ja kulttuuriantropologia/etantper

title: Philosophy of values and world views: introduction to anthropology

Literature examinations

Study unit Subject Studies in Philosophy of Values and World Views

In Finnish: Elämänkatsomustiedon aineopinnot/etaine

title: Subject Studies in Philosophy of Values and World Views

Study unit Uskonnot maailmassa, 6 op Uskontotieteen laitos

In Finnish: Uskonnot maailmassa, 6 op Uskontotieteen laitos/etusmaa

title: Uskonnot maailmassa, 6 op Uskontotieteen laitos

Study unit Philosophy of values and world views: Central Themes of Anthropological Research

In Finnish: Antropologian keskeiset suuntaukset, 7 op Sosiologian laitos/ Sosiaali- ja kulttuuriantropologia/etankesk

title: Philosophy of values and world views: Central Themes of Anthropological Research

Literature examinations

Study unit Uskontoperinteet Suomessa, 3 op Uskontotieteen laitos

In Finnish: Uskontoperinteet Suomessa, 3 op Uskontotieteen laitos/etuspersu

title: Uskontoperinteet Suomessa, 3 op Uskontotieteen laitos

Study unit Philosophy of values and world views: Anthropological Research Problems

In Finnish: Antropologian tutkimusalakurssi, 7 op Sosiologian laitos/ Sosiaali- ja kulttuuriantropologia/etantutalak

title: Philosophy of values and world views: Anthropological Research Problems

Literature examinations

Study unit Science and Technology Studies

In Finnish: Tieteen- ja teknologian tutkimus (STS)/sts

title: Science and Technology Studies

Subordinate units

Study unit Basic Studies

In Finnish: Perusopinnot ( 25 op/15 ov)/stsperus

title: Basic Studies

Study unit Tt110 Critical Thinking, Good Argumentation

In Finnish: Tt110 Hyvä ajattelu ja argumentaatio, 3-5 op/2-3 ov/710012

Tt110 Critical Thinking, Good Argumentation

Literature examinations

Study unit Tt120 Introduction to Science and Technology Studies

In Finnish: Tt120 Johdatus tieteen- ja teknologiantutkimukseen, 5 op/3 ov/71015

title: Tt120 Introduction to Science and Technology Studies

Literature examinations

Study unit Tt210 Special Topics in Science and Technology Studies

In Finnish: Tt210 Tieteen- ja teknologiantutkimuksen erityisalat/tt210

title: Special Topics

Study unit Tt210a) Philosophy of Science and Technology

In Finnish: a) tieteen- ja teknologianfilosofia/710015

title: Tt210 a) Philosophy of Science and Technology

Literature examinations

Study unit Tt210b) Ethics in Science

In Finnish: b) tieteen etiikka/710016

title: Tt210 b) Ethics in Science

(In Finnish: b) tieteen etiikka )

Literature examinations

Study unit Tt210c) History of Science and Technology

In Finnish: c) tieteen- ja teknologianhistoria/71017

title: Tt210 c) History of Science and Technology

Literature examinations

Study unit Tt210d) Technology and Innovation Studies

In Finnish: d) teknologian- ja innovaatioiden tutkimus/71018

title: Tt210 d) Technology and Innovation Studies

Study unit Tt210 e) Sociology of Science and Technology

In Finnish: e) tieteen- ja teknologiansosiologia/710020

title: Tt210 e) Sociology of Science and Technology

Literature examinations

Study unit Tt210f Research of Science and Technology Studies

In Finnish: f) tiede- ja teknologiapolitiikan tutkimus/tt210f

title: Tt210f Research of Science and Technology Studies

Literature examinations

Study unit Intermediate Studies

In Finnish: Aineopinnot/stsaine

title: Intermediate Studies

(In Finnish: Aineopinnot )

Study unit Tt220 Proseminarium of Science and Technology Studies

In Finnish: Tt220 Tieteen- ja teknologiantutkimuksen proseminaari 5 op/3 ov/71037

title: Tt220 Proseminarium of Science and Technology Studies

Study unit Kf400 Post-graduate Studies

In Finnish: Jatkokoulutus/71080

title: Post-graduate Studies

(In Finnish: Jatkokoulutus )

At the postgraduate level there are two degrees. The Licentiate degree is the lower postgraduate degree and can be started when the Master's degree is completed. Participation in a postgraduate seminar and an extensive Licentiate thesis are mandatory for this degree. A doctoral degree is the final, highest postgraduate degree. The candidate is required to write a dissertation and defend it in a public examination. Please contact the Foreign Students' Adviser and Department teaching staff during their consultation hours if you would like further information on your studies in philosophy.

A requirement for all postgraduate applicants is: 1) preliminary research plan, and 2) at least the grade Agood@ in the Advanced Studies in Philosophy and at least the grade Acum laude approbatur@ (good knowledge) for the Master's thesis or equivalent knowledge (proof must be presented by the student).

The postgraduate studies involve a close study and careful appraisal of various areas in philosophy. Writing the doctoral thesis is mainly independent work supported by seminars and research groups. During completion of the thesis students should regularly consult the professor or other thesis supervisor. When necessary, teaching is organised in co operation with other universities.

Postgraduate Programme in Philosophy the minimum of 60 credits + doctoral dissertation, 180 credits = 240 credits

  • 1) Participation in the postgraduate seminars during three terms, 15 credits.
  • 2) Postgraduate studies in philosophy according to the study plan agreed with the supervisor. It is recommended that the studies include at least a total of 45 credits in philosophy consisting of at least four credits in each of the following groups of topics a c:
  • a) logic, formal methods and their applications, epistemology, ontology, philosophy of science
  • b) ethics, social philosophy, aesthetics
  • c) history of philosophy, modern philosophy, applied philosophy. Other studies relevant to the student's personal study plan are possible - this requires agreement with the supervisor. Postgraduate students wishing to be given credit for attending seminars and colloquia must receive the consent of the supervisor.
  • 3) Postgraduate examination in the topic of the thesis. Excellent knowledge of the relevant literature is required.
  • 4) Licentiate's thesis, not obligatory
  • 5) Doctoral thesis, 180 credits.

Courses

Subordinate units

Study unit Kf420 Postgraduate Examination in Philosophy

In Finnish: Kf420 Jatkotutkintokuulustelu/71082

title: Postgraduate Examination in Philosophy

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