Course: Philosophy of 20th Century 2

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Course title Philosophy of 20th Century 2
Course code KFI/FD2HB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dostálová Ludmila, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Moural Josef, Doc. RNDr. CSc.
  • Boháček Kryštof, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Edmund Husserl's phenomenological philosophy (critique of psychologism, transcendental phenomenology, everyday world); phenomenology after Husserl (Scheler, Merleau-Ponty); history and nature of hermeneutics; Martin Heidegger's philosophy; Czech phenomenology: J. Patočka.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar classes, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 28 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to introduce crucial characters and themes of European philosophical tradition
to describe historical and cultural facts of European philosophical tradition
Skills
to use the terminology of European philosophical tradition with understanding
to identify the problem (thesis) and reproduce the argumentation contained in the text
to use modern technologies, especially information databases
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to introduce crucial characters and themes of of phenomenology and hermeneutics
to characterize the most important concepts of of phenomenology and hermeneutics and explain their context
to summarize selected important works of of phenomenology and hermeneutics
Skills
to analyze the source texts of of phenomenology and hermeneutics
to interpret selected passages of philosophical texts of phenomenology and hermeneutics
to follow the arguments of important representatives of of phenomenology and hermeneutics
to argue and discuss a specific topic of of phenomenology and hermeneutics
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar classes
Skills demonstration
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Competences
Textual studies
Students' portfolio
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Competences
Combined exam
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Gadamer, Hans-Georg. Pravda a metoda I : nárys filosofické hermeneutiky. Vyd. 1. Praha : Triáda, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87256-04-6.
  • Heidegger, Martin. Bytí a čas. Praha : Oikoymenh, 2002. ISBN 80-7298-048-3.
  • Husserl, Edmund. Karteziánské meditace. 1. vyd. Praha : Svoboda, 1968.
  • Husserl, Edmund. Krize evropských věd a transcendentální fenomenologie : úvod do fenomenologické filozofie. 2. vyd., reprint 1. vyd., Academia 1972. Praha : Academia, 1996. ISBN 80-200-0561-7.
  • Patočka, Jan. Kacířské eseje o filosofii dějin. Vyd 1. Praha : Academia, 1990. ISBN 80-200-0263-4.
  • Patočka, Jan. Úvod do fenomenologické filosofie. 2. vyd. Praha : OIKOYMENH, 2003. ISBN 80-7298-064-5.


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