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, 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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None
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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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BENYOVSZKY, L. Úvod do filosofického myšlení. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-040-6.
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DELEUZE G., Guattari F. Co je filosofie?. Praha, 2001. ISBN 80-7298-030-0.
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FINK, E. Bytí, pravda, svět. Praha, 2006. ISBN 80-86005-13-5.
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GILSON, E. Jednota filosofické zkušenosti. Středověký experiment, karteziánský experiment, moderní experiment. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7429-035-0.
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HEIDEGGER, M. Co je metafysika?. Praha, 2006. ISBN 80-7298-167.
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HEIDEGGER, M. Věk obrazu světa. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7298-490-9.
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NITSCHE, M., SOUSEDÍK, P., ŠIMSA, M. (vyd.). Návrat metafyziky? (Diskuse o metafyzice ve filosofii 20. a 21. století). Praha, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7414-196-6.
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