Course: History of Philosophy V: Czech Philosophy

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Course title History of Philosophy V: Czech Philosophy
Course code KFHS/B138
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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) The first presence of philosophy in the Czech lands through Constantine the Philosopher. Byzantium and Rome. 2) Vojtěch Raňkův from Ježov: Praise of philosophy, between the Sorbonne and Charles University 3) The dispute over universals at Charles University, Hus's conception of truth 4) Comenius' conception of philosophy as pansophia, "prima philosophia", philosophy 5) Palacký's philosophy of divinity (aesthetics), Czech history and political philosophy 6) Bolzano: Science, philosophy of religion, political utopian philosophy 7) Positivism and liberalism and their critique in the work of Masaryk, the crisis of modern man and human democracy 8) Rádl's theory of science, philosophy of history, the question of truth, program and consolation 9) Patočka's philosophy of Czech and European history, phenomenology and political philosophy 10) Komárková: philosophy of human rights as the basis of democracy, religion and secularization 11) Reform, critical Marxism: Kosík, Machovec, Gardavský 12) Hejdánek: Philosophy of irrelevant thinking of truth and faith, human rights, civil society and democracy 13) Kohák: moral philosophy, ecological ethics, theory of democracy, philosophy of history

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
Interpretation of the history of Czech philosophy, focusing on the central issues of history, science, divinity, language, nation, truth, democracy and justice.
Interest in Czech philosophy and its questions. Orientation in the history of Czech philosophical and political thinking. Knowledge of ways of studying Czech philosophy
Prerequisites
Passing subjects of History of Philosophy I-IV

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Reading of minimal 3 titles in region of Czech Philosophy Oral or written paper in the seminar Oral exam 70% participation in the seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bolzano. Vědosloví. Praha, 1981.
  • Gardavský. Bůh není zcela mrtev. Praha, 1967.
  • Hejdánek. Dopisy příteli. Praha, 1993.
  • Hejdánek. Setkání a odstup. Praha, 2010.
  • Kohák. Domov a dálava. Praha, 2009.
  • Kohák. Zelená svatozář. Praha, 1998.
  • Kolektiv autorů ČSAV v Praze a SAV v Bratislavě. Antologie z dějin českého a slovenského filozofického myšlení (do roku 1848). Praha, 1981.
  • Kosík. Dialektika konkrétního. Praha, 1963.
  • Machovec. Masaryk. Praha, 1968.
  • Masaryk. Česká otázka. Praha, 1990.
  • Patočka. Češi I. Praha, 2006.
  • Rádl. Válka Čechů s Němci. Praha, 1993.


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