Course: Plato

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Course title Plato
Course code KFI/PLT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Boháček Kryštof, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Plato and Platonism. Traditional reading. Questions of chronology, periodization. Stylometry and computer analysis. Methods of interpreation: dogmatic reading, autonomy of the text; proleptic reading, retrogradual reading, dramatical reading, structural analysis, rhetorical reading. Henological prism. Early, tranzitive, rhetorical, middle, dialectical and late dialogues. Tübinger reading and unwriten doctrines.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Textual studies, Lecture
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
learning outcomes
Students are acquainted with the Plato's philosophy as a fundament of European thought. They are able to use current methods of interpretation and of course they have the insight to the problems of ancient heritage as a whole.
teaching methods
Lecture
Textual studies
Discussion
assessment methods
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Gernot Böhme. Platons theoretische Philosophie. J. B. Metzler Stuttgart & Weimar, 2000.
  • Guthrie W. K. C. A History of Greek Philosophy, Vol. I. Cambridge, 1962.
  • Guthrie W. K. C. A History of Greek Philosophy, Vol. II. Cambridge, 1965.
  • Guthrie W. K. C. A History of Greek Philosophy, Vol. III. Cambridge, 1969.
  • Paul Friedländer. Platon I. / II.. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin & Leipzig, 1930.
  • Reale Giovanni. Platón. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-86005-23-2.
  • Špinka Štěpán. Duše a krása v dialogu Faidros. Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7298-390-2.


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): Humanities (19-4) 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 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter