| Course title | History of Philosophy IV: Contemporary Philosophy |
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| Course code | KPF/B008 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 2 |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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1. Basis: intellectual situation of the late 19th century (Germany, France, Britain, North America). Basic characteristics of the philosophy of the 20th century, its main movements. 2 to 3 Edmund Husserl. 4 to 5 Martin Heidegger. 6. Later Phenomenology and Hermeneutics (Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Patočka, Gadamer, Levinas, Ricoeur). 7. Early analytic philosophy: Frege, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein I, Vienna Circle. 8 to 9 Oxford philosophy after the 2nd World War (Ryle, Austin, Strawson etc.) and Wittgenstein II. 10 to 11 American analytical philosophy (Quine, Goodman, Putnam, Davidson, Kripke, Searle, Lewis). 12. Other representatives and movements: Marxism and critical theory, Popper. 13. Late 20th century: Foucault, Derrida, Rorty, Nagel, Searle, Tugendhat.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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This is an overview course of History of philosophy, which follows three previous courses (Ancient history, Middle Ages + Renaissance, Modern history), the first quarter of the 19th century. Lecture is focused on two main philosophical directions in the 20th century, phenomenology and the phenomena related to analytical philosophy.
Student is able to prepare a 20 minute lecture/lesson on any of the discussed topics and study individually less sophisticated primary and secondary literature. |
| Prerequisites |
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History of Philosophy III: Modern Philosophy
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Understanding the content of the lectures (or at least the main points), supported by e.g. Nida-Rümelin (2001). |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Human Studies focused Aesthetics (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |