| Course title | Introduction to Philosophy of State and Law |
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| Course code | KPF/B083 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| 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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1. Introduction, distribution of topics for presentations 2. Beginnings of the philosophy of law, Greeg tragedy, Polis, sophists, Sokrates 3. Platon, Aristoteles, stoa, Cicero 4. Christianity and the Law, st. Augustin, st. Thomas, concepts "potestas absoluta" a "princeps legibus solutus 5. Renaissance, Reformation and the beginnings of the modern state; the Reichspublizistik, early modern concepts of natural law 6. Classical theory of state and sovereignty in T. Hobbese and J. J. Rousseau 7. Liberal concepts of sovereignty: Locke, Montesquieu 8. The power of the multitude as the core of sovereignty? Harrington, Spinoza, Sieyes 9. The law in the philosophy of German Idealism: Kant, Fichte 10. State as the moral idea: Hegel 11. Positivisms, neokantianism and normativism (Gerber, Jellinek, Kelsen) 12. Antipositivism and the "Methodenstreit": Heller, Schmitt, Smend 13. The legal thinking after 1945 (Radbruch, Dworkin, Hart)
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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In this course, the basic concepts of modern philosophy of law and state will be analyzed. The target is to make a short introduction into the key theories of state in the modern era, since Hobbes to the 20th century. The course will deal with different methodological approaches to the problem of relation between state and law as well as between state and society and their relevance from the perspective of current problems of postindustrial society. We will also analyze concepts of sovereignty and legitimacy and their role in the modern philosophy of state.
Students will get following knowledge: - Use of basic concepts of legal philosophy - Understanding the relation between political and legal philosophy - Understanding the philosophical and theoretical roots of basic legal principles and methodologies |
| Prerequisites |
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Understanding the Englis language is a precondition; understanding of German is an advantage
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Active participation at the lessons, presentation, elaboration of an essay, written test |
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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): Political Science (Two-Subject Combination) (A8) | Category: Social sciences | - | 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): Political Science (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Social sciences | - | 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): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (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): Human Studies focused Aesthetics (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: - |