Course: Introduction to Greek Philosophical Terminology

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Course title Introduction to Greek Philosophical Terminology
Course code KFI/RTF
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 unspecified
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
Showing grammatical phenomena and specific terminology on selected philosophical texts. Basics of Greek grammar: declension of substantives articles; the verb einai; declension of pronouns; infinitive and indicative mood of active and mediopassive present tense of basic Greek verbs; past tenses of Greek verb; adverbs formation; prepositions; conjugation of adjectives; forming and comparing of adverbs.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar classes
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 32 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
learning outcomes
Students acquire basics of Greek grammar, and learn to use and to form basic grammatical categories actively. They know Greek philosophical terminology. They manage to orient in Greek philosophical texts basically and to find there familiar passages, which they knew only from translations so far and which they are capable to verify and to grasp properly now.
teaching methods
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Test
Recommended literature
  • Základní literatura bude specifikována vyučujícím vždy na začátku semestru a zveřejněna na Courseware..
  • Floss, K. - Navrátil, N. Úvod do řecké filozofické terminologie a četby. Olomouc : FF UP, 2000.
  • Lampe, G. V. A Patristic Greek Lexicon. Oxford, 1961.
  • Lepař, F. Homérský slovník řecko-český. Mladá Boleslav, 1892.
  • Lepař, F. Nehomérský slovník řecko-český. Mladá Boleslav, 1892.
  • Liddell-Scott. Greek-English Lexikon. Oxford, 1996.
  • Niederle, J. - Niederle, V. - Varcl. L. Mluvnice řeckého jazyka. Praha, 1956.
  • Peters, F. E. Greek philosophical Terms. A Historical Lexicon. New York - London, 1967.


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