這門課程透過閱讀Simon Blackburn的Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy (1999) 一書, 來了解西洋哲學裡最受關注的幾個主題: 知識、理性、真理、心靈、自由、命運、同一性、上帝、善、以及正義等等。Blackburn認為, 當一般人想到哲學, 經常會認為它是不實用、不食人間煙火、奇奇怪怪的; 而當哲學老師或哲學系學生被問到自己在做什麼的時候, 可能會覺得很難回答, 因而經歷一陣沉默的尷尬。Blackburn將哲學家定位為概念工程師, 就像科學家研究物質的結構一樣, 哲學家研究思想的結構: 我們的概念或觀念建構出一棟心靈的屋宇, 我們就居住在其中, 如果了解一個東西的結構涉及到了解它的部分如何運作、部分與部分之間如何相互關連, 那麼, 透過了解概念或觀念、及其之間的關係, 就能了解我們的世界觀。Blackburn這本書不預設讀者要有充分的哲學背景, 他試圖以一種通俗、友善的方式來說明上述幾個主題。無論原先有沒有哲學背景, 讀完這本書, 我們或許能更容易去回答哲學是什麼、讀哲學的人在做什麼。
This course uses Simon Blackburn's Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy (1999) to understand some of the most popular themes in Western philosophy: knowledge, reason, truth, mind, freedom, destiny, identity, and God. , goodness, and justice, etc. Blackburn believes that when ordinary people think of philosophy, they often think of it as impractical, otherworldly, and weird; and when philosophy teachers or philosophy students are asked what they are doing, they may find it difficult to answer. , thus experiencing a period of awkward silence. Blackburn positions philosophers as conceptual engineers. Just as scientists study the structure of matter, philosophers study the structure of ideas: Our concepts or ideas construct a house of the mind, and we live in it. If we understand the structure of a thing It involves understanding how its parts work and how the parts relate to each other. Then, by understanding concepts or ideas and the relationships between them, we can understand our worldview. Blackburn's book does not assume that the reader has a sufficient philosophical background. He attempts to explain the above topics in a popular and friendly way. Regardless of whether we have a background in philosophy or not, after reading this book, we may be able to more easily answer what philosophy is and what people who read philosophy do.
本課程為一學年之課程（上學期之教學內容以西方哲學為主，下學期之教學內容以中國哲學為主），課程目標在培養碩專班學生之中西哲學基本知識與能力，引導學生能專就一個專題來進行閱讀與思考，並學習將所學的內容與方法綜合應用於學期報告中，以為日後研究奠定基礎。
This course is a one-year course (the teaching content in the first semester is mainly based on Western philosophy, and the teaching content in the next semester is mainly Chinese philosophy). The goal of the course is to cultivate the basic knowledge and abilities of Chinese and Western philosophy for master's degree students, and guide students to be able to Read and think specifically about a topic, and learn to apply the learned content and methods to the semester report to lay the foundation for future research.
Blackburn, S. (1999) Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Blackburn, S. (1999) think: A compelling Introduction to philosophy. Oxford: Oxford university press.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 期末報告期末報告 Final report |
80 | 約3000字。 |
| 課堂參與課堂參與 class participation |
20 | 請多參與討論。 |
