Why is a parrot not a robin? 1.2.5-EC-WPR
Course objectives
- making students aware of conceptual differences as expressed in a language
Course content:
The students are invited to discuss the differences between the two birds, which fall into the ten categories Aristotle indicated. However, the categories themselves are not enough to define a thing, because we need to learn about what that thing is. If we do, we know its genus, i.e. its secondary substance within which the primary sybstance is discerned by its differentia specifica. The secondary substances form a hierarchy which we know and use every day. If we see a chair we know it is a chair and that it is a piece of furniture., as every chair is a piece of furniture. On the other hand, we know that only some pieces of furniture are chairs. We also know that some chairs are wooden and some are not. That's why we can reason about the pieces of furniture and other things using the categorical sentences in the logic of names. The name of categorical sentences reflects the fact that the logic Aristotle invented is coordinated with the system of his categories.
Methods of teaching:
multimedia presentation, lecture, group discussion, ICT tools/MSTeams
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019
Knowledge
Student knows and understands:
1. the role of English as a cognitive means and a tool used for studying (k_W03/P6S_WG)
Skills
Student can
2. use specific terminology and take theoretical standpoints resulting from English studies (k_U01/ P6S_UW)
3. take up individual and group activities aimed at developing language skills and study techniques to ensure success in learning (k_U08/P6S_UO)
Social competences
Student is ready to
4. participate in various forms of cultural life (k_K04/P6S_KO)
5. function competently, responsibly and ethically during the classes (k_K06)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes
1. Active particiaption in classes - 60 % of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)
2. Written work - 40 % of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)
pass at 60% of the final grade
Bibliography
Reading list:
Topics, by Aristotle, translated by W. A. Pickard - Cambridge, available at http://classics.mit.edu//Aristotle/topics.html , ac-cessed 08.03.2023
Additional information
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