Learning outcomes

To become familiar with the history of different disciplines and doctrinal ideas. Ideologies and doctrinal ideas describe our relationship to the world and they have had a part in changing both people and the world.

Contents

Blanning T. C. W., The Culture of Power and the Power of Culture. (2002) 2 ECTS, 1 cu
Burke Peter, A Social History of Knowledge. From Gutenberg to Diderot. (2000) 2 ECTS, 1 cu
Jordanova Ludmilla, Nature Displayed: Gender, Science, and Medicine, 1790-1820 (1999) 2 ECTS, 1 cu
Lewis C.S., Studies in words (1990) 1 ECTS, ½ cu
Sarsila Juhani, Scripta serenissima: retorisia esseitä (2001) 1 ECTS, ½ cu
Sarsila Juhani, Historian väärennöksiä ja väärentämisen historiaa (1988) 1 ECTS, ½ cu
Wind Edgar, Art and anarchy (1985) 1 ECTS, ½ cu
Eliade Mircea, Ikuisen paluun myytti: Kosmos ja historia (1993) 1 ECTS, ½ cu
Osserman Robert, Kosmoksen runous (1999) 1 ECTS, ½ cu
Klein Etienne, Keskusteluja sfinksin kanssa (2000) 1 ECTS, ½ cu
Snow C. P., Kaksi kulttuuria (1999) 1 ECTS, ½ cu

Teaching methods

Lectures and exercises, a book exam or alternatively an essay negotiated with the teacher separately.

Teaching language

Finnish

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Selected readings should make up for altogether 5 ECTS (3 cu).