Course: 20th Century Philosophy Seminar I

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Course title 20th Century Philosophy Seminar I
Course code KPF/B027
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
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)
  • Tippelt Hynek, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Moural Josef, doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Depends on the teacher. Term seminar on the philosophy of Karl Popper is given as an example. 1. Popper and philosophy: his life and work in the context of that time. 2 to 3 Popper's philosophy of empirical science: the main ideas of The Logic of Scientific Discovery, the point of view at Popper's later work. 4. Popper's philosophy of social science. Introduction. 5. The Poverty of Historicism I: anti-naturalistic thesis of historicism. 6. The Poverty of Historicism II: pro-naturalistic thesis of historicism. 7 to 8 The Poverty of Historicism III: Popper's critique of historicism, partial social engineering. 9. Poverty of Historicism IV. 10 to 12 The Open Society and Its Enemies: the critique of essentialism, the role of institutions, the theory of democracy, the relationship between Popper's philosophy of social science and his philosophy of science. 13 to 14 Popper's influence (Hayek, Berlin, Lakatos, Feyerabend etc.) and a controversy over his work (Levinson, Wild, Frankfurt School, etc.).

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The topic of the choice of the teacher. Term seminar on the philosophy of Karl Popper is given as an example. Seminar is focused on one of the greatest figures of 20th-century philosophy. Students actively prepare for the seminar based on homework and selected key points are discussed in detail.
Student is able to prepare a 45 minute lecture/lesson on any of the discussed topics and study individually less sophisticated primary and secondary literature.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Participation (absence maximally 20%) Home study 1x summary (presentation)
Recommended literature
  • Karl Popper. Bída historicismu. Praha, 2000.
  • Karl Popper. Otevřená společnost a její nepřátelé II. Praha, 2015.
  • Karl Popper. Otevřená společnost a její nepřátelé I. Praha, 2011.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A8) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Philosophy (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Human Studies focused Aesthetics (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -