Course: Topics of modern philosophy

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Course title Topics of modern philosophy
Course code KFHS/B173
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-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Klouda Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Introduction to the subject, topics and literature 2) Methodical skepticism 3) The concept of solipsism 4) God of philosophers 5) Skepticism and naturalism 6) Ethical formalism 7) Critique of metaphysics 8) Genealogy of morality 9) The concept of freedom 10) Summarizing colloquium

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to present selected topics of European philosophical thinking 17.-19. century.
The student will acquire a deeper knowledge of selected topics of European philosophical thinking 17.-19. century.
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
- a presentation in a seminar in the range of 20 minutes - written paper
Recommended literature
  • Berkeley, G. Pojednání o základech lidského poznání: kde se zkoumají hlavní příčiny omylu a nesnází ve vědách spolu s důvody skepticismu, ateismu a bezbožnosti. Praha, 1995.
  • Descartes, R. Meditace o první filosofii. Námitky a autorovy odpovědi. Praha, 2003.
  • Emiricus, S. Outlines of Scepticism. Cambridge, 2000.
  • Hume, D. Skeptik (in: Filosofický časopis, 56, No. 2). Praha, 2008.
  • Hume, D. Zkoumání lidského rozumu. Praha, 1972.
  • Laertios, D. Životy, názory a výroky proslulých filosofů. Pelhřimov, 1995.
  • MONTAIGNE, M. DE. Eseje. Praha, 1996. ISBN 80-85913-12-7.
  • Parusniková, Z. Skeptik David Hume (in: David Hume - 300 let od narození).
  • Pascal, B. Myšlenky. Praha, 2000.
  • Popkin, R. The History of Scepticism From Erasmus to Descartes. Assen, 1960.


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