Course: Reading on the philosophy of history

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Course title Reading on the philosophy of history
Course code KFHS/B141
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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


Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
Reading and interpretation of selected philosophical texts related to the philosophy of history, supplemented by papers of seminar participants. The aim of the seminar is critical reading, which will focus on theoretical and practical assumptions and consequences of individual concepts of history.
The student will gain an overview of the basic terms and concepts of philosophy of history. They will acquire of philosphy of history. They willaxquire the conceptual equipment needed to understand philosophical and historical problems. They will learn to argue independently. They acquire the ability to understand texts and think independently.
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Oral seminar paper Study and understanding of seminar texts Colloquium to seminar texts
Recommended literature
  • Apel, K. O. Komunikativní společenství jako transcendentální předpoklad sociálních věd. Praha, Filosofický časopis 3/2003. 2003.
  • Augusti. O Boží obci, Praha. 1950.
  • Collingwood, R. G. The Idea of History. Oxford, 1994.
  • Danto, C. Analytical Philosophy of History. New York, 1965.
  • E. Rádl. Smysl dějin. Praha, 1929.
  • E.Rádl. Dějiny filosofie I. Olomouc, 1998.
  • Fukuyama, F. Konec dějin. Praha, 2002.
  • Habermas, J. Zur Logik der Sozialwissenschaften. Frankfurt a. M., 1994. ISBN 978-3518576229.
  • Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. Filosofie dějin. Pelhřimov, 2004. ISBN 80-86559-19-X.
  • Jaspers Karl. Vom Ursprung und Ziel der Geschichte. Zűrich. 1966.
  • Kant I. Idea všeobecných dějin, in Studie k dějinám a politice. Praha, 2013.
  • Löwith, K. Weltgeschichte und Heilsgeschehen. 2004.
  • Popper, K. R. Proti cynismu v interpretaci dějin. Praha, 1997.
  • Popper, K. R. Život je řešením problémů. Praha, 1997.


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