Course title | Czech Political Thinking II |
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Course code | KPF/N008 |
Organizational form of instruction | Seminary |
Level of course | Master |
Year of study | not specified |
Semester | Winter and summer |
Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
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) |
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Course content |
Reading and Interpreting the English Text by Roger Scruton: Masaryk, Kant and the Czech Experience. The papers will focus on confronting Masaryk's concept of democracy and the concept of its predecessors, performers, critics and contemporary authors. Students will choose and prepare a presentation of one of the topics: 1. Masaryk and Tocqueville 2. Masaryk and J. S. Mill 3. Masaryk and Rádl 4. Masaryk and Schumpeter 5. Masaryk and Popper 6. Masaryk and Patočka 7. Masaryk and Berlin 8. Masaryk and Rawls 9. Masaryk and Habermas 10. Masaryk and Urbinatti 11. Beld's interpretation of Masaryk 12. Heimann criticism of Czechoslovakia 13. Podiven's critique of Masaryk 14. Hahn criticism of stereotypes
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Learning activities and teaching methods |
unspecified, unspecified |
Learning outcomes |
The aim of the course will be to compare and confront Masaryk's political philosophy and political philosophy of its Czech and foreign critics.
Have an idea of the values, norms and ideas in the Czech political thinking Ability to analyze and interpret texts of Czech political thinking Ability to distinguish different concepts and methods in Czech political thinking Ability to use ideas and concepts of Czech political thinking in oral and written form of Czech political philosophy |
Prerequisites |
Czech political thinking I.
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Assessment methods and criteria |
unspecified
Reading and understanding English text. Report from the selected topic. Colloquium at the end of the course. |
Recommended literature |
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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 Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences for Secondary Schools (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Philosophy (A14) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences for Middle School (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |