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「啟蒙時期哲學（Enlightenment Philosophy）」
「柏拉圖對話錄（Plato's Dialogs）」
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科目名稱：The Enlightenment............... Spring 2007, CCU
授課地點：文學院 授課時間：週一14:00-16:00
教師：Thomas Benda
Office：文407
Office Hours：14:00-16:00（週二）；10:00-12:00（週三）
Outline and object of course:
The Enlightenment has been described by one of its major proponents, the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, in the motto "Have courage to use your own reason!" It is the period in Western culture which, some 200 - 300 years ago, gave the modern world its final shape, before it was challenged and fought in a still ongoing battle. Not only technical progress and revolutionary philosophical thinking, but also political change characterized the Enlightenment. The individual, intellectually awake and relying on his own reasoning, instead of listening to authorities, was less prone to be politically guided than his benighted predecessors. Today, we mostly see the Enlightenment as progress for humankind. Yet it was not unchallenged. On antirational as well as political grounds, opponents soon after its inception voiced strong objections.
We will in our course characterize the Enlightenment, then devote most of our time to read and discuss the views of opponents. The course will be introductory and does not require previous knowledge of the topic. Having gonr through the course, you should be able to appreciate one of the cornerstones of modern Western thinking and to take part in an informed discussion about it.
Textbook:
Isaiah Berlin, Three Critics of the Enlightenment, Pimlico, London (2000).
Isaiah Berlin, Freedom and its Betrayal, Princeton University Press (2002).
科目名稱：Plato's dialogs............... Spring 2007, CCU
授課地點：文學院 授課時間：週二19:00-21:00
教師：Thomas Benda
Office：文407
Office Hours：14:00-16:00（週二）；10:00-12:00（週三）
Outline and object of course:
Plato and his time have shaped Western thinking like no other, he has exerted his influence until the present day. His work has been preserved as a collection of dialogs, all written in beautiful Greek.
In our course, we will review several of Plato's dialogs, read some passages and try to get hold of Plato's main philosophical ideas, in particular, methodical questions, the theory of forms, and right conduct and society. The historical dimension will also be an important part of our foray into Plato's world.
After the course, you should have some solid knowledge about Plato, his culture and his time and be able to appreciate the foundations of Western philosophy.
Textbook:
David J. Melling, Understanding Plato, Oxford University Press (1987).
Passages of dialogs in English translation will be distributed as appropriate
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