Model Exam

• Aristotle's approach to ethics

  Based on the act and potency model and the rational capacity of humans, emphasizing happiness (eudaimonia) as the ultimate end goal
• Which Polish Prince baptised for the first time in 965?

  Mieszko I
• Who was the first saint venerated in Poland?

  St. Adalbert of Prague (Wojciech)
• Who wrote the first chronicle in Poland?

  Gallus Anonymus
• What was the first capital of the Polish kingdom during the Middle Ages?

  Gniezno
• Which Polish king created the winged hussars?

  Stephen Bathory
• Which Polish king defeated the Ottomans during the battle of the siege of Vienna?

  John III Sobieski
• Which Polish king founded the Studiom Generale, the cradle of the University of Kraków?

  Casimir III the Great
• What was the name of the treaty signing the stable union between Poland and Lithuania?

  Union of Lublin
• Who was the Polish painter who represented every event in Polish history?

  Jan Matejko
• After which war did Poland recover its independence after its partitions?

  World War I
• Language and Meaning: System-Dependent Meaning

  Words derive their meanings from their relative positions within a language system.
• Linguistic Representation: Control Over Meaning

  We have no ultimate control over the meanings of words, as meanings are shaped by the language system and cultural context.
• Text: Definition

  A text is the amalgamation of words and their meanings, as used in context.
• Text: No Hierarchy

  Derrida argues against hierarchical structures within texts, suggesting that every element contributes to its meaning.
• Text: Existence and Juxtaposition

  Our way of understanding and existence is through the juxtaposition of words and meanings.
• Text: “There is nothing outside the text”

  This famous phrase implies that all interpretation is textual, and meaning arises only within the interplay of texts.
• Text: Glas

  In his work "Glas," Derrida destabilizes assumed meanings by confronting them with alternative interpretations.