| Course title | Seminar on Classical Antiquity and Philosophy |
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| Course code | KPF/B022 |
| Organizational form of instruction | 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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Course timetable and text selection follow these thematic areas: I. Introduction: the beginning of philosophy and the relationship between philosophical and pre-philosophical tradition II. - III. Presocratics IV. - V. Sophistic movement and Socrates VI. - IX. Plato X. - XII. Aristotle XIII. Hellenistic philosophy and the philosophy of late antiquity
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course focuses on reading primary texts. Selected examples demonstrate the birth of Greek philosophical thought and offer a systematic overview of key philosophical topics formulated by ancient thinkers, presented to a closer and more in-depth study. Students can verify their ability to understand the primary text, get acquainted with the variety of genres of philosophical speech, and reflect the content and formal structure of individual textual fragments. Work in the course requires active work with the texts (summary, analysis, discussion).
The student will get acquainted with the following knowledge: - can read and interpret primary philosophical texts - can reflect the argumentative structure of the text - can analyse philosophical issues in the text and discuss them - can interconnect the knowledge gained by reading the texts with a theoretical understanding of the historical and systematic overview of ancient philosophy |
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None
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
- Attendance in the course 75% - Homework and active participation in the class (summary, analysis, discussion) - Essay on a specified topic |
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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 Education | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) | 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: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Human Studies focused Aesthetics (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (A14) | 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: - |
| 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 Education | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |