Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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The main topics discussed will be the following: - philosophy, its sense/purpose; and various philosophical approaches - aché/principle - cognition and reality - perception, thought, concept - truth, certainty - objectivity and subjectivity - substance and accident - essence and existence - transcendence, transcendentality - the man, the soul, the mind At the same time, there will be opportunity to discuss notions and problems suggested by the students.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Introduction to basic philosophical notions, questions and approaches to their solution. A confrontation of the Platonic-Aristotelian paradigm with modern thought, especially from Descartes to Kant and beyond, to selected approaches of 19th and 20th centuries.
The student will acquire a basic ability to reflect and formulate problems in a distinctively philosophical manner. At the same time, he will acquire a basic knowledge of certain important contours of philosophy as a historical phenomenon. Specific competences to be gained: - ability to explain the sense of doing philosophy and its purpose; - ability to define core philosophical notions; - ability to characterise a given specific philosophy in terms of its basic notions and theses; - specifically, ability to specify the differences between Aristotle's, Descartes' and Kant's conceptual schemes.
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Prerequisites
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Special preconditions are not required.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
During semester the student constantly follows the lectures and is interested in the discussed topics. He/she collaborates actively in seminar. The final written test consists of selected questions on the topic.
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Recommended literature
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Aristoteles. Metafyzika. Praha, 2003. ISBN 8086027198.
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AZENBACHER, A. Úvod do filosofie. Praha, 2010.
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Descartes. Meditace o první filosofii. Praha, 2001.
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Heidegger, M. O pravdě a Bytí. Praha, 1993.
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Kant, I. Kritika čistého rozumu. Praha, 2001.
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