| Course title | Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy I (Aristotle) |
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| Course code | KPF/B014P |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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The course consists of a long-term continuous reading of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Planned range of topics will cover these issues: the character of ethical study - the good - eudaimonia - arete - the doctrine of the "mean" - correct judgement - voluntary action - deliberation and choice - freedom of action - the ethical and intellectual virtue - the nature of particular virtues - self-control and weakness of the will - pleasure - friendship - political and contemplative life.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course is designed as a detailed tutorial reading of classical texts of ancient philosophy, particularly Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. In the first term, students will get acquainted with the concept of Aristotle's ethical thinking and its key concepts and continue with readings of Aristotle's text. Seminar readings will be supplemented with presentations using secondary literature that will students get acquainted with the possible interpretative approaches.
Students will acquire the following academic knowledge: - can explain the critical concepts of Aristotelian ethics - can read and interpret a primary text and confront it with the interpretation of the secondary literature - can explain hypotheses, methods and aims of Aristotle's inquiry in the Nicomachean Ethics - can explain the basic concepts of Aristotle's ethics in detail, his analysis of human behaviour and the structure arete |
| Prerequisites |
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None
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
75% participation in seminars is required. To obtain credit: students work out a paper in written and orally presented form, using secondary academic literature (Czech, or foreign language), alternatively an essay on a given topic using primary and secondary sources. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A8) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |