Course: Renaissance and Early Modern Philosophy

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Course title Renaissance and Early Modern Philosophy
Course code KFI/RNFH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Moural Josef, Doc. RNDr. CSc.
  • Murgaš Jaromír, PhDr. CSc.
Course content
Selected topics of renaissance philosophy (humanism, aristotleism, platoism, nature philosophy, social philosophy); representatives of early modern period philosophy (empirism and racionalism); basic characteristics of Enlightenment and its philosophical programm.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Discussion, Students' portfolio, Self-study of literature, Seminar
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 58 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
learning outcomes
Students will be able to define and describe basic philosophical movements of Renaissance, early modern period and Enlightenment. They will distinguish the single attitudes and eyplain ther relation to the period intelectual, social and cultural context. They will analyze and compare philosophical attitudes and ideals on the basis of reading original and secondary literature. They will distinguish and formulate backgrounds and consequences of the philosophical thouhts of Renaissance, early modern period and Enlightenment.
teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Students' portfolio
Discussion
assessment methods
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Copenhaver, Brian P. Renaissance Philosophy. 1st publ. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1992. ISBN 0-19-289184-7.
  • Coreth, Emerich; Ehlen, Peter; Schmidt, Josef. Filosofie 19. století. Olomouc : Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2003. ISBN 80-7182-157-8.
  • Gorfunkel, Aleksandr Chaimovič. Renesanční filozofie. 1. vyd. Praha : Nakl. Svoboda, 1987.
  • Koyré, Alexandre. Od uzavřeného světa k nekonečnému vesmíru. Vyd. 1. V Praze : Vyšehrad, 2004. ISBN 80-7021-586-0.
  • Kristeller, Paul Oskar. Osm filosofů italské renesance. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7021-832-7.
  • Röd, Wolfgang. Novověká filosofie. I, Od Francise Bacona po Spinozu. Praha : Oikoymenh, 2001. ISBN 80-7298-039-4.
  • Röd, Wolfgang. Novověká filosofie. II, Od Newtona po Rousseaua. Praha : Oikoymenh, 2004. ISBN 80-7298-109-9.
  • Schneider, Martin. Das Weltbild des 17. Jahrhunderts : philosophisches Denken zwischen Reformation und Aufklärung. Darmstadt : Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2004. ISBN 3-534-15764-8.
  • Sobotka, Milan; Moural, Josef; Znoj, Milan. Dějiny novověké filosofie od Descarta po Hegela. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1993. ISBN 80-7007-030-7.
  • Störig, Hans Joachim. Malé dějiny filozofie. 5.vyd. Praha : Zvon, 1996. ISBN 80-7113-175-X.
  • Tretera, Ivo. Nástin dějin evropského myšlení : od Thaléta k Rousseauovi. Praha ; Paseka, 1999. ISBN 80-7185-243-0.
  • Weischedel, Wilhelm. Zadní schodiště filosofie. Olomouc : Votobia, 1995. ISBN 80-7198-015-3.
  • Yates, Frances Amelia. Giordano Bruno a hermetická tradice. Vyd. 1. V Praze : Vyšehrad, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7021-908-9.


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