| Course title | Basic Concepts of Political Thinking |
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| Course code | KPF/B071 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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1. Origin of Polis, its social and religious base, its specifics and development. 2. Power base of polis, equality and freedom, private and public sphere, common good. 3. Roman res publica, power and authority, legal principles, offices. 4. Modern Age as a state institution; internal and external sovereignty. The problem of legitimacy. Nation-state. Integration of states. 5. Politeia: organization of offices. Constitution as power limitation: the division of powers, the system of counterbalances and mutual control, human rights. 6. Ancient and modern democracy. 7. The concept of politics: Weber, Schmitt, Sartori ... 8. Politics as nonviolent consensus among individuals and groups with different opinions, ambitions and interests. The aim of the consensus is decision making, which is obligatory and enforceable by any violence. 9. Autonomy of political sphere, the moral basis of politics, the legitimacy of violence. 10. Political unity and diversity - ethnic, religious, racial, opinion and interest. Power ambitions. 11. Political negotiation, its means, methods and limits. Political decision making. 12. Public opinion, conflict and consensus, participation and exclusion.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is to get students acquainted with the historical and intellectual context of the basic concepts of political thought, as Polis, constitution, politics, power, authority, sovereignty, privacy and the public, law, justice, and more. The course is an introduction to political philosophy.
Learning outcomes: - understanding the original context of the basic concepts of political thought - understanding the historical changes of the meanings of these basic concepts - ability to find original contexts of similar concepts - orientation in classical literature of political thought |
| Prerequisites |
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None.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Learning outcomes: - understanding the original context of the basic concepts of political thought - understanding the historical changes of the meanings of these basic concepts - ability to find original contexts of similar concepts - orientation in classical literature of political thought |
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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 | - | 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 Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Science (Two-Subject Combination) (A8) | Category: Social sciences | - | 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): Political Science (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Social sciences | - | 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): 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: - |