Course: Introduction to the Study of Humanities

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Course title Introduction to the Study of Humanities
Course code KPF/B096
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šimsa Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) What are the humanities? Various definitions and classifications. What is humanity and humanism 2) What is a university? Definition of the concept. History and the role of universities in Europe and the world. Academic freedom. 3) Methods of study. Methodology and Philosophy of Science. Different types of written work 4) A Brief History of Philosophy and Humanities 5) Philosophy and Humanities in the 20th and 21st century 6) Czech Philosophy and the humanities. 7) The Dispute over the meaning of Czech history in relation to philosophy, history, sociology and political science. 8) Humanities and democracy 9) Humanities and civil society 10) Humanities and Europe, the European Union 11) Current global and cosmopolitan questions of Humanities 12) Humanities and religion, multiculturalism, intercultural dialogue 13) Summary and revision of fundamental points of the Introduction to the Study of Human Sciences

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The target of the course is to become oriented in studies, methods and humanities differentiation, focusing on the history and theory and getting a better hold of the basic types of essays and other forms of study
Student gets a better hold of the idea of history, ambit and field of humanities; has the ability to analyze and interpret texts of humanities, ability to distinguish different humanities and social sciences and their methods, ability to use the ideas and concepts of the humanities in their own oral and written expression. None
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Writing of motivational essays, headword and a presentation devoted to one humanistic or social science, 70% participation in the seminar
Recommended literature
  • Apel, K.-O. Die Idee der Sprache in der Tradition des Humanismus von Dante bis Vico. Bonn, 1997. ISBN 978-341601892.
  • Dilthey, W. Einleitung in die Geisteswissenschaften. Hofenberg, 2013. ISBN 978-3-8430-3403-6.
  • Eco, U. Jak napsat diplomovou práci.. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997. ISBN 80-7198-173-7.
  • GADAMER, H. G. Pravda a metoda I.. Praha, 2010.
  • Habermas, J. Zur Logik der Sozialwissenschaften. Frankfurt a. M., 1994. ISBN 978-3518576229.
  • HAVELKA, Miloš (ed.). Spor o smysl českých dějin 1895-1938. Praha, 1995.
  • Jirsa, J. Idea univerzity. Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-200-2375-9.
  • Krámský, D. Humanitní vědy dnes a zítra. Liberec, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86807.
  • Masaryk, T.G.. Ideály humanitní a texty z let 1901-1903. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-86142-36-4.
  • Petříček, M., Petrusek, M., Halík, T. a kol. K čemu dnes humanitní vědy?. Praha, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7308-234-5.
  • P.Ricoeur. Hermeneutics and Human Sciences, Cambridge. 1981.
  • Rádl, E. Dějiny filosofie I/II. Praha: Grada, 1999.
  • Vico, G. Základy nové vědy o společné přirozenosti národů. Praha, 1991. ISBN 80-200-0051-8.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Human Studies focused Aesthetics (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter