Course: Philosophy Seminar

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Course title Philosophy Seminar
Course code KFI/FSP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Murgaš Jaromír, PhDr. CSc.
Course content
This topics will be focused: 1. Introduction into the basis of philosophical thinking, origin and sence of philosophy, system and rule, myth and science, philosophy and religion 2. Gnoseological problem of history of philosophy, outline of philosophical problems in Antiquity, Middle Ages - first part 3. Gnoseological problem of history of philosophy, outline of philosophical problems in Antiquity, Middle Ages - second part 4. Quetion of metaphysics in history of philosophy, the term metaphysic and his use, basic conceptions, interpretations of these term in Modern Age 5. Ontological sence of history of philosophical thinking - Heideggers paradox of being, system of A. N. Whitehead 6. Philosophical antropology . problems of human in Antiqual world and culture 7. The place of human and society in Middle Ages and Modern Ages 8. Antropological orientation in philosophy of history of 19th century, L. Feuerbach and problems of criticism of society, F. Nietzsche and his will of power, A. Schopenhauer - genesis of work 9. Antropological orientation in philosophy of history of 20th century, S. A. Kierkegaard and his question of subjectivity, procedure of nivelization, S. Freud and philosophical implications of psychoanalyses, political philosophy of 20th century 10. Christian philosophy in europien context ? K. Barth, H. Kung ? 11. Problems of truth in history of philosophical thinking ? Socrates, E. Radl 12-13. Written tests.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Textual studies, Seminar
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 42 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
Skills
To read and understand basic scientific text.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To describe and explain the essential meaning of philosophy. To describe and explain various reflections of philosophical issues. To reflect critically philosohical view of the world.
Skills
To ask philosophical questions regarding various issues of life and think about them. To analyze the most important philosophical systems and thesis from antiquity to the present, including the most important philosophers. To think critically, to use system of essential philosophical concepts. To reflect scientific text critically. To be able to criticize findindgs of famous and important philosophers.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Textual studies
Skills
Seminar
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Skills
Combined exam
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Anzenbacher, Arno. Úvod do filozofie. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990. ISBN 80-04-25414-4.
  • Benyovszky, Ladislav. Filosofická propedeutika. První díl. 1. vyd. Praha : Sofis, 1999. ISBN 80-902439-8-3.
  • Blecha, Ivan. Filosofie. 4. opravené a rozšířené vyd. Olomouc : Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2002. ISBN 80-7182-147-0.
  • Fukuyama, F. Konec dějin a pslední člověk. Praha, 2002.
  • Hejdánek, Ladislav. Filosofie a víra. Praha : Evangelické nakladatelství, 1990. ISBN 80-85241-02-1.
  • Liessmann, Konrad; Zenaty, Gerhard. O myšlení : úvod do filosofie. Olomouc : Votobia, 1994. ISBN 80-85619-94-6.
  • Martin, Gottfried. Úvod do všeobecné metafyziky. Praha : Nakladatelství Petr Rezek, 1996. ISBN 80-86027-01-5.
  • Petříček, Miroslav jr. Úvod do současné filosofie : 11 improvizovaných přednášek. 2. vyd. Praha : Herrmann a synové, 1991.
  • Rádl, E. Dějiny filosofie. Praha, 1999.
  • Sapík, Miroslav. Od abstraktního ke konkrétnímu : z dějin filosofie starověku, středověku, novověku a současnosti. České Budějovice : Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Pedagogická fakulta, katedra společe, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7040-980-0.
  • Sokol, Jan. Malá filosofie člověka a slovník filosofických pojmů. 3. rozšíř. vyd. Praha : Vyšehrad, 1998. ISBN 80-7021-253-5.
  • Störig, Hans Joachim. Malé dějiny filozofie. Praha : Zvon, 1991. ISBN 80-7113-041-9.
  • Weischedel, Wilhelm. Zadní schodiště filosofie. Olomouc : Votobia, 1995. ISBN 80-7198-015-3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social and Cultural Anthropology (16-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social and Cultural Anthropology (16-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Humanities (19-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Humanities (19-4) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter