Action Theory
| Title | Η θεωρία της πράξης / Action Theory |
| Code | ΦΣΜ 126 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Christos Ntouskos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019860 |
Programme of Study: Systematic Philosophy
Registered students: 10
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | Winter/Spring | - | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600179137
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Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600179137
- At the Website of the School: https://www.edlit.auth.gr
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
(a) Having completed the course, students will be familiar with the most important approaches in the analytic action theory.
(b) Having completed the course, students will be familiar with the certain fundamental concepts in analytic metaphysics.
(c) Having completed the course, students will have developed the skills necessary to engage with philosophical texts in the area of philosophy of action.
(d) Having completed the course, students will have developed the necessary critical skills to understand and assess philosophical arguments.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Contemporary action theory is structured around a set of questions, such as the following. What is the difference between actions and events (or processes)? What are the distinctive marks of action explanation? Is the relation between an action and the agent’s mental states causal? What is a reason for action? What is the nature of intentions and what is to act intentionally? Can there be purely mental actions? We shall examine how certain established theories in the filed of analytic action theory addresses these and other questions.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 39 | 1.6 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 88 | 3.5 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 23 | 0.9 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
O'Brien, Lilian (2015) Philosophy of Action, Palgrave Macmillan.
Timothy O'Connor, Constantine Sandis (2010 A Companion to the Philosophy of Action, Wiley-Blackwell.
Last Update
27-11-2020
