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Topics for research papers and reports
1. Philosophic and world outlook meaning of the “East-West”
problem in its modern outline.

2. Comparative analysis of main peculiarities of the western and
eastern types of philosophizing.
3. Philosophical ideas of Ancient India and their modern meaning.

4. Modern evaluation of main philosophical ideas of Buddhism.
5. Modern evaluation of main ideas of Confucianism.
6. Modern evaluation of leading ideas of Daoism.

TOPIC 3
Knowledge assessment questions

1. Reveal the correlation between the following notions: “antique
philosophy” and “ancient Greek philosophy”.
2. Identify main directions of development of antique natural
philosophy ideas.

3. What were main achievements of representatives of Milesian
school?
4. Explain the meaning of Pythagoras’ philosophical ideas.

5. Characterize main achievements of Socrates’ philosophical
activity.
6. Describe the content and meaning of main Plato’s ideas.

7. Explain the meaning of Aristotle’s leading philosophical ideas.
Topics for research papers and reports
1. Antique philosophy phenomenon in European history.

2. Conditions and factors of antique philosophy formation.
3. Importance of antique natural philosophy ideas for modern
philosophy and science.
4. Life and philosophic activity of Socrates.

5. Philosophy of Plato.
6. Leading ideas of Aristotle’s philosophy.

TOPIC 4
Knowledge assessment questions
1. Reveal and explain main differences in world outlook between

antiquity and European Middle Ages.
2. Explain the role of Christianity in forming medieval spiritual
culture.

3. Define main peculiarities of western patristics development.
4. Characterize ideological achievements of Augustine of Hippo.

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