In the twentieth century, in Europe and the USA philosophy developed in two separate directions. The analytic tradition was developed in the UK and USA primarily as a response to the 19th century idealism and to the development of mathematical logic. In this tradition, a systematic analysis of concepts, particularly in epistemology and semantics, dominates over any other approach to philosophy. From this tradition, the works of Russell, Wittgenstein, Austin as well the more recent works of Quine, Kripke and Davidson will be discussed. The non-analytic tradition built on the teachings of Kant and Hegel focuses on the questions of being and the possibility of transcendental knowledge. From this tradition, the works of Heidegger, Sartre, Lukacs and more recent works of Foucault and Habermas will be discussed.

CILO-1: Employ valid argumentation for attacking/defending/criticizing a certain philosophical theory or judgment. CILO-2: Use precise terminology and clear concepts related and relevant to the presented philosophical issues. CILO-3: Use argumentation and specific terminology for discussing various philosophical problems. CILO-4: Grasp the main differences in both methodology and research interests in contemporary analytic and continental traditions in philosophy. CILO-5: Develop a personal, yet well grounded, philosophical view on various philosophical topics.