Philosophy Education
*Introduction
The goal of this program is to provide opportunities for pre-service and in-service
Philosophy teachers to become qualified professionals through systematic and in-depth
study for attaining knowledge and competence. In-service teachers will learn the latest
theories of teaching Philosophy based on their field experiences and further learn how
to apply them in the field, while pre-service teachers will train to have in-depth
knowledge of Philosophy and teaching methods based on their knowledge from
undergraduate studies. Therefore, along with the strengths of Hankuk University of
Foreign Studies offering high quality education at a global standard, it is expected that
this program will not only continue to train professional Philosophy educators to be
competent, but also enhance the quality of life in our society.
*Course Overview
This program provides a distinctive curriculum for in-service teachers and pre-service
teachers who wish to obtain a teacher’s license. In-service teachers learn theories that
can be applied in the teaching field and focus on practical ways of application within
training programs for in-service teachers. Those who wish to be licensed teachers are to
study Teaching of Philosophy and its related courses along with learning how to apply
them in the teaching field within training programs for pre-service teachers. Therefore,
students are to choose programs based on their course track.
This course is composed of the following three components: Teaching of Philosophy,
the Sub-department of Philosophy, and Philosophy and Critical writing, along with
Selected Readings in Classical Philosophy. Courses in Teaching of Philosophy aim to
study research methods of education through courses in Teaching of Philosophy,
Methods of Teaching Philosophy, Methods of Teaching the Philosophy Curriculum,
Logic and Critical Reasoning and Writing, and Philosophical Anthropology. Courses in
the sub-department of Philosophy include Logic, Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics,
and History of Philosophy. Courses in Philosophy and Critical writing, along with
Selected Readings in Classical Philosophy deals with theories and issues regarding the
philosophical life through the courses in Philosophy and Critical Writing, Logic and
Language, Topics in Critical Reading and Writing, Seminar in Critical Reasoning and
Writing, Selected Readings in Classical Philosophy, and Selected Readings in Ethical
Classics.
*Course Content
-Curriculum for In-service Teachers
Classification No.
Course Title
Korean
1 철학교과교육론
Major
English
Teaching Philosophy
Seminar on Teaching Methods
2 논리논술교육론
in Logical Reasoning and
Writing
Methods of Teaching
3 철학교수학습론
Philosophy
Methods of Teaching the
4 철학교과지도법연구
Philosophy Curriculum
Seminar on Philosophical
5 철학적 인간학연습
Anthropology
6 논리학연구
Studies in Logic
7 논리학개론
Introduction to Logic
8 윤리학연구
Studies in Ethics
9 윤리학사
History of Ethics
10 한국윤리사상
Korean Ethics
11 동양윤리사상
Oriental Ethics
12 인식론연구
Epistemology
13 인식론
Epistemology
14 형이상학연구
Studies in Metaphysics
15 형이상학
Metaphysics
16 동양철학사
History of Oriental Philosophy
17 한국철학연습
Seminar in Korean Philosophy
18 한국철학사
History of Korean Philosophy
Seminar in Oriental
19 동양철학연습
Philosophy
20 한국철학연습
Seminar in Korean Philosophy
21 한국철학사
History of Korean Philosophy
22 중국철학사
History of Chinese Philosophy
23 인도철학사
History of Indian Philosophy
Hour Credit
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
24
25
26
27
인도윤리사상
동양사상사
서양철학사
서양사상사
28 영미철학연습
29 프랑스철학연습
30 독일철학연습
31 현대철학연습
32 철학과 논술
33 논리와 언어
34 독서와 논술
35 논술교육방법론
36 철학고전선독
37 철학고전강독
38 윤리고전선독
39 윤리고전강독
Indian Ethics
History of Oriental Thought
History of Western Philosophy
History of Western Thought
Seminar in American English
Philosophy
Seminar in French Philosophy
Seminar in German
Philosophy
Seminar on Contemporary
Philosophy
Philosophy and Critical
writing
Logic and Language
Topics in Critical Reading and
Writing
Seminar on Critical Reasoning
and Writing
Selected Readings in Classical
Philosophy
Readings in Classical
Philosophy
Selected Readings in Ethical
Classics
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Readings in Ethical Classics
2
2
- Curriculum for Pre-service Teachers
Classification No.
Major
Course Title
Hour
Credit
1 철학교과교육론 Teaching of Philosophy
2
2
Seminar on Teaching
2 논리논술교육론 Methods in Logical
Reasoning and Writing
2
2
Korean
English
3 철학교수학습론
Methods on Teaching
Philosophy
2
2
4 철학교과지도법
Methods on Teaching of
Philosophy
2
2
5 철학적 인간학
Philosophical Anthropology
2
2
6 논리학연구
Studies in Logic
2
2
7 논리학개론
Introduction to Logic
2
2
8 윤리학연구
Studies in Ethics
2
2
9 윤리학사
History of Ethics
2
2
10 한국윤리사상
Korean Ethics
2
2
11 동양윤리사상
Oriental Ethics
2
2
12 인식론연구
Studies in Epistemology
2
2
13 인식론
Epistemology
2
2
14 형이상학연구
Studies in Metaphysics
2
2
15 형이상학
Metaphysics
2
2
16 동양철학사
History of Oriental
Philosophy
2
2
17 한국철학연습
Seminar on Korean
Philosophy
2
2
18 한국철학사
History of Korean
Philosophy
2
2
2
2
19 동양철학연습
Seminar on Oriental
Philosophy
20 한국철학연습
Seminar on Korean
Philosophy
2
2
21 한국철학사
History of Korean
Philosophy
2
2
22 중국철학사
History of Chinese
Philosophy
2
2
23 인도철학사
History of Indian Philosophy
2
2
24 인도윤리사상
Indian Ethics
2
2
25 동양사상사
History of Oriental Thought
2
2
26 서양철학사
History of Western
Philosophy
2
2
27 서양사상사
History of Western Thought
2
2
2
2
2
2
28 영미철학연습
Seminar on American and
English Philosophy
29 프랑스철학연습 Seminar on French
Philosophy
30 독일철학연습
Seminar on German
Philosophy
2
2
31 현대철학
Contemporary Philosophy
2
2
32 현대철학연습
Seminar on Contemporary
Philosophy
2
2
33 철학과 논술
Philosophy and Critical
writing
2
2
34 논리와 언어
Logic and Language
2
2
35 논술지도총론
Seminar on Teaching
Methods in Critical
Reasoning and Writing
2
2
36 철학고전선독
Selected Readings in
Classical Philosophy
2
2
37 철학고전강독
Readings in Classical
Philosophy
2
2
38 윤리고전선독
Selected Readings in
Classical Ethics
2
2
39 윤리고전강독
Readings in Classical Ethics
2
2
Education Service Activity
Separate
regulation
P/F
Professional
40 교육봉사활동
Teaching
*Course Description
1) Common Courses
Teaching of Philosophy
Philosophy does not necessarily differentiate between theory and practice; however, this
course mainly studies the inter-relationship between ‘philosophy in theory’ and
‘philosophy in practice.’ The course further aims to re-examine the necessity and
importance of the teaching of philosophy as a sub-department of academics.
Seminar on Teaching Methods in Logical Reasoning and Writing
This course aims to understand the theories of logical thinking and critical reasoning
and systematically deals with practical methods of teaching logical thinking based on
the theories of goal, content, and method.
Studies in Logic
This course deals with the natural issues of logic instead of development and change
according to time. One of the major achievements in contemporary logic being modal
logic, it has already been actively discussed and further developed within Megarian
schools and the Stoic schools. The course deals with issues of propositions and
imperatives, meaning and significance, the limitations of formal logic, the definition of
the Maxim of truthfulness, the structure of paradox and solution, the justification of
induction, identity, inevitability, and contingency.
Studies in Ethics
This course examines the academic characteristic and tasks, and further focuses on the
theoretical background and issues of major ethics, which in turn, aims to set theoretical
foundations to approach ethics practice, applied ethics, and ethics education.
History of Ethics
This course aims to examine the history of ethics and focuses on major ethics
philosophies by period or figure that continues to have impact.
Epistemology
This course studies how humans can perceive knowledge and further examines various
philosophical viewpoints of the East and West.
Metaphysics
This course deals with universal existence and the existence that makes such possible.
History of Oriental Philosophy
This course focuses on the history and issues of Oriental philosophy of China and India,
from origin and background to understanding major prominent schools of thought and
philosophers. Moreover, through this understanding, the course aims to succeed in
developing oriental philosophy in the modern world.
History of Korean Philosophy
This course explores how Korean philosophies of Confucianism, Buddhism, and
Taoism are understood and expressed through major schools of thought or the work of
major Philosophers. Moreover, the course aims to discover and find ways to set
foundations of these moral assets that have formed in Koreans.
Seminar on Korean Philosophy
This seminar course aims to examine how Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism is
understood and expressed in Korean thought through major schools of thought or the
work of major thinkers.
Moreover, the course aims to discover and find ways to set
foundations of these moral assets that have formed in Koreans.
History of Korean Philosophy
This course explores how Korean philosophies of Confucianism, Buddhism, and
Taoism are understood and expressed through major schools of thought or the work of
major philosophers. Moreover, the course aims to discover and find ways to set
foundations of these moral assets that have formed in Koreans.
History of Chinese Philosophy
This course aims to attain comprehensive knowledge upon the issues of Chinese
philosophy through investigating the origin and cultural conditions of development of
Chinese ideologies along with an overview of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
History of Indian Philosophy
Indian Ethics
History of Oriental Thought
This course focuses on the history and issues in the Oriental thought of China and India,
from origin and background to understanding major prominent schools of thought and
ideology. Moreover, through this understanding, the course aims to succeed in
developing Oriental thought in the modern world.
History of Western Philosophy
This course examines the cultural conditions of philosophy in Western philosophy in
ancient, medieval and modern periods, and aims to attain overall knowledge of general
philosophical problems.
History of Western Thought
This course historically examines the major ideology of Western thought and the
developmental process.
Philosophy and Critical writing
This course examines the philosophical methodology for logical writing and further
explores and fosters writing skills through the works of major philosophers.
Logic and Language
This course examines the interactive relationship between logic and language.
2) Courses for In-service Teachers
Methods of Teaching Philosophy
This course systematically deals with the concepts, goals, content, and teaching
methods of philosophy.
Methods of Teaching Philosophy
This course aims to develop and examine effective methods of teaching Philosophy
using textbooks in connection to the curriculum, textbook, and curriculum proposals.
Seminar on Philosophical Anthropology
This course aims to carry out a wide study of philosophical anthropology which covers
interpretations drawn from one’s own prior experience and the nature of elective affinity
of humans.
Korean Ethics
This course aims to attempt better understanding of Korean ethics through exploring
basic ethical ideologies based on Korean life and further developed theories.
Seminar on Korean Philosophy
This seminar course examines how Korean Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism is
understood and expressed through major schools of thought or the work of major
philosophers. Moreover, the course aims to discover and find ways to set foundations of
these moral assets that have formed in Koreans.
Studies in Metaphysics
Metaphysics explore the fundamental nature of being and the world.
Therefore, this course takes a critical look at the traditions of metaphysics in the history
of philosophy and attempts to understand existence and existentialism through
examining the theoretical backgrounds and issues of major ideologies.
Studies in Epistemology
This course deals with the major issues and theories in epistemology. Also, this course
examines contemporary issues of justification along with the conditions of knowledge,
theory of knowledge, memory, induction, and the possibility of prior knowledge. To
study theories of justification the course aims to focus on the two theories of
Foundationalism and Coherentism. Along with that, the course will also deal with
Empiricism, Holism, Atomism, the importance of Skepticism, and the indeterminacy of
radical translation.
Topics in Critical Reading and Writing
This course aims to teach methods of critical reading and logic writing.
Seminar on Critical Reasoning and Writing
This course aims to understand the theories of logical thinking and critical reasoning
and systematically deals with practical methods of teaching logical thinking based on
the theories of goal, content, and method.
Seminar on Contemporary Philosophy
This seminar course makes an in-depth study of issues in contemporary philosophy.
Selected Readings in Classical Philosophy
Selected Readings in Classical Ethics
3) Course for Pre-service Teachers
Methods of Teaching Philosophy
This course aims to develop and examine effective methods of teaching Philosophy
using a textbook with connection to the curriculum, textbook, and curriculum proposals.
Philosophical Anthropology
Philosophical Anthropology deals with human centered interpretations/viewpoints
drawn from one’s own prior experience through an anthropological analysis. Therefore,
this course studies human nature from a universal perspective. If folklore and
anthropology deal with human experience through relative specificity, philosophical
anthropology deals with interpretations, prior experience and the nature of elective
affinity of humans drawn from the priori.
Introduction to Logic
This course introduces basic concepts and systems of logic and aims to understand the
essence of reasonable thinking through research of issues in logic.
Seminar on English American Philosophy
This course deals with English American philosophy in the 20th century, which
originated from the reformation of Hegel and further lead by Russell and Moore. The
main components of the course will deal with James and Peirce’s Pragmatism,
Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle, Carnap’s Semantics, Ryle’s Concept of the Mind,
Brode and Armstrong, Davidson’s Physics, Hartman’s Stratification Theory, Kim Jaekwon’s Supervenience Theory, the relation between Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive
Science, and Kripke’s Naming and Necessity.
Seminar on French Philosophy
This course cultivates in-depth understanding of the unique thoughts and critical aspects
of important French philosophers through the study of their works. This course will
especially deal with theories and the contributions of Bergson, Deleuze, and Michel
Foucault in Western Philosophy.
Seminar on German Philosophy
This course develops an understanding of the theoretical background, critical aspects,
and significance of German philosophy by examining the major ideologies of important
philosophers, especially, Hegel, Kant, and Heidegger.
Oriental Ethics
This course aims to attempt better understanding of Oriental ethics through exploring
basic ethical ideologies based on Oriental life and further developed theories.
Seminar on Oriental Philosophy
This course examines how the understanding of existence in Oriental philosophy is
expressed through Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism and how it is understood
through major schools of thought or the work of major philosophers. Moreover, the
course aims to discover and find ways to set foundations in understanding existence
formed in Asians.
Contemporary Philosophy
This course takes a critical approach to major issues in contemporary philosophy.
Seminar on Teaching Methods in Critical Reasoning and Writing
This course aims to understand the theories of logical thinking and critical reasoning
and systematically deals with practical methods of teaching critical reasoning and
writing.
Readings in Classical Philosophy
Readings in Classical Ethics