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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Niccoló Machiavelli: The Prince; the beginnings of modern political thought Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan; autority, equality and social order John Locke: Two Treatises on Government; freedom, property and right to dissent Charles Louis Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws; division of powers Adam Smith: The Wealth of Nations; freedom, trade and the invisible hand Karl Marx: The German Ideology; materialist analysis of social relations and ideology Karl Marx: Capital; alienation, classes and exploitation Max Weber: Economy and Society; power and legitimacy Max Weber: Economy and Society; rationalization, alienation and social classes Summary: development of modern social thought cratic regimes.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Textual studies, Seminar
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 65 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 41 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to distinguish between basic theoretical approaches in political science |
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| to apply basic principles of scientific work, for example working with sources or references in his/her own texts |
| to search and critically assess scientific literature on specific topic |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to explain the significance of classic texts of social and political theory for the formation of political science |
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| to analyze independently and critically and academic text |
| to use the concepts of classical works for analysis of political and social problems |
| to debate critically about fundamental topics included in classical text of social science |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills |
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| Discussion |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
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| Discussion |
| Individual study |
| Seminar |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral exam |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Hobbes, Thomas; Chotaš, Jiří,; Masopust, Zdeněk,; Barabas, Marina. Leviathan, aneb, Látka, forma a moc státu církevního a politického. Vyd. 1. Praha : OIKOYMENH, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7298-106-9.
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Locke, John. Druhé pojednání o vládě. Praha : Nakladatelství Svoboda, 1992. ISBN 80-205-0222-X.
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Machiavelli, Niccol?. Vladař. Vyd. v tomto překladu 2., V Argu 1. Praha : Argo, 2012. ISBN 978-80-257-0736-4.
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Marx, Karel. Kapitál : kritika politické ekonomie. Díl 1. Výrobní proces kapitálu. Vyd 4. Praha : Nakladatelství Svoboda, 1978.
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Marx, Karl; Engels, Friedrich. Spisy. Svazek I., [K. Marx (1842-1844), B. Engels (1839-1844)]. Vyd. 1. Praha : Státní nakladatelství politické literatury, 1956.
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Montesquieu, Charles. O duchu zákonů. Dobrá Voda : Aleš Čeněk, 2003. ISBN 80-86473-30-9.
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Smith, Adam. Pojednání o podstatě a původu bohatství národů. Praha : Liberální institut, 2001. ISBN 80-86389-15-4.
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Weber, Max. Economy and Society. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1978.
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