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Lecturer(s)
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Kroupa Daniel, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) The concept of violence, the phenomenon of violence, types of violence. 2) War and violence in ancient thought: Heraclitus, Plato and Aristotle, Cicero 3) The causes of violence and war in Christian thought - Aurelius Augustinus; rightful war and rebellion against tyranny - Thomas Aquinas 4) War and violence in modern philosophy: Hobbes, Kant, Hegel 5) Theory of Revolution: Marx, Masaryk 6) The contrast between power and violence - H. Arendt 7) Realism, pacifism and rightful war 8) Wars of the twentieth century and the twentieth century as a war - J. Patočka 9) End of History and Clash of Civilizations - Fukujama and Huntington 10) The legitimacy of violence in modern society. 11) State and Violence: Benjamin, Derrida 12) Violence in society
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to give a general overview of the issue of violence in the state and modern and traditional society.
Learning outcomes: - knowledge of concept, types and displays of violence - knowledge of philosophical reflection of violence - ability to argument for and against individual approaches to the legitimacy of violence - orientation in the current debate on the issue of violence
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Prerequisites
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The course has no prerequisite courses and knowledge.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
The course will be finished with seminar paper on one of the topics of lectures, in the extent of 7 pages, using one primary and three secondary sources.
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Recommended literature
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Arendtová H. O násilí. Praha, 1994.
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Benjamin W. Ke kritice násilí, v: Agesilaus Santander. Praha, 1998.
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Derrida J. Síla zákona. Praha, 2002.
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Hobbes. Leviathan. Praha, 2008.
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HUNTINGTON, S. T. Střet civilizací. Praha, 2001.
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Patočka J. Kacířské eseje o filosofii dějin, v:Péče o duši 3.. Praha, 2006.
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Velek J. Kapitoly z teorie spravedlivé války. Praha, 2015. ISBN 9788070074251.
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Waldenfels B. Hranice legitizace a otázka po násilí, v: Znepokojivá zkušenost cizího. Praha, 1998.
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