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Lecturer(s)
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Šimsa Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Critical theory as Marxist philosophy 2) Critical theory as social research and sociology 3) Critical theory and phenomenology, hermeneutics and linguistics 4) Dialectics of the Enlightenment (Bohman, Horkheimer, Adorno) 5) Structural transformation of the public (Bohman, Habermas) 6) Theory and practice (Bohman, Habermas, Kosík) 7) Knowledge and interest (Bohmann, Habermas) 8) Science and technology as ideology (Habermas) 9) Capitalism, crisis and criticism (Bohman, Habermas, Honneth) 10) Critical theory and pragmatism - communicative behavior (Habermas) 11) Critical theory and ethics - discursive ethics (Habermas, Apel) 12) Critical Theory and Democracy - Facticity and Validity (Habermas, Bohman) 13) Critical theory, globalization and cosmopolitanism (Habermas, Ferrara)
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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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Introduction to the basic issues of critical theory in relation to social research, the Enlightenment, theory and practice, the public, science and technology, related to the critique of capitalism, liberalism, democracy, globalization and cosmopolitanism.
Orientation in basic texts of critical theory. Ability to critically read and interpret.
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Prerequisites
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KFHS/B130 - Political philosophy
KFHS/B130
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Paper or seminar work Colloquium At least 70% active participation in the seminar
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Recommended literature
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Bohman. Critical Theory. Stanford University, 2005.
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Habermas. Problémy legitimity v pozdním kapitalismu. Praha, 2000.
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Honneth. Patologie rozumu. Praha, 2009.
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Horkheimer, Adorno. Dialektika osvícenství. Praha, 2009.
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Horkheimer. Tradiční a kritická teorie. Bratislava, 2001.
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