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CONTENTS

PREFACE............................................................................................... 3

MODULE 1 ............................................................................................ 6
TOPIC 1. PHILOSOPHY, ITS GENESIS, ISSUES AND
HUMANISTIC MEANING .................................................................. 6
Lecture 1. Philosophy, its origin and content ................................ 6
Lecture 2. The role of philosophy in modern world ...................... 7
TOPIC 2. ANCIENT INDIAN PHILOSOPHY: HISTORY AND
TRADITIONS ....................................................................................... 9
Lecture 3. Peculiarities of the ancient Indian philosophy .............. 9
Lecture 4. Place and role of ancient Indian philosophical thought
in the development of the world philosophy ................................... 10
Lecture 5. Ancient Chinese Philosophy ......................................... 11
MODULE 2 ........................................................................................... 14

TOPIC 3. ANTIQUITY: ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY ......... 14
Lecture 6. The peculiarity of ancient philosophy ........................... 14
Lecture 7. Ancient philosophy of classical period ........................ 15
TOPIC 4. WESTERN EUROPEAN MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY .. 18
Lecture 8. Western European Medieval philosophy and Renaissance 18
TOPIC 5. RENAISSANCE ................................................................... 21
Lecture 9. Renaissance ........................................................................... 21
TOPIC 6. EARLY MODERN PHILOSOPHY IN EUROPE
(XVII-XVIII CENTURY). AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT ................ 23
Lecture 10. Scientific revolution and methodology of scientific
cognition ........................................................................................ 23
Lecture 11. Classic Ukrainian Philosophy .................................... 27
TOPIC 7. CLASSIC GERMAN PHILOSOPHY ............................... 30
Lecture 12. Idealistic systems of German classics ........................ 30
Lecture 13. Feuerbach Philosophy and development
of the Marxist philosophy .............................................................. 34

MODULE 3 ........................................................................................... 37
TOPIC 8. MAIN PROBLEMS OF THE CONTEMPORARY
PHILOSOPHY ...................................................................................... 37
Lecture 14. Peculiarities of philosophic trends in modernity ........ 37
Lecture 15. Subconscious and mysticism in the philosophy
of 20th century ............................................................................... 39
TOPIC 9. HUMAN BEING AND FUTURE ....................................... 43
Lecture 16. Human being and future ............................................ 43

LIST OF QUESTIONS FOR KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT,
TOPICS FOR RESEARCH PAPERS AND REPORTS .................... 45
RECOMMENDED LITERATURE ..................................................... 51

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