MPFI071 Philosophy

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PaedDr. Jan Šťáva, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Mgr. Erika Vonková (lecturer)
PhDr. Mgr. Leona Mužíková, Ph.D. (assistant)
PaedDr. Jan Šťáva, CSc. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mgr. Erika Vonková
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Marie Baráčková
Timetable
Wed 7:55–9:35 učebna 20
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Health Sciences (programme LF, N-SZ, specialization Teaching Specialization Optics and Optometrics)
  • Health Sciences (programme LF, N-SZ, specialization Teaching Specialization Human Alimentation)
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and interpret selected historical ways of grasping the term "philosophy", that influence our ways of thinking and the 21.centurys mans approach to the world and also to himself.
Syllabus
  • 1. Philosophy: What Is IT ? 2. Herakleitos: What Is I ? 3. Platon: Picture Of Man. 4. Helenism: Basic Question. 5. R. Descartes: Way To " Cogito, ergo sum". 6. J. Locke: His Epistemiology. 7. G. Berkeley: His Relation To Locke. 8. D. Hume: His Agnosticism. 9. I. Kant: His Turn To Subjekt. 10. A. Schopenhauer: Voluntarism. 11. F. Nietzsche: Nihilism. 12. Existencialism In France - J. P. Sartre, A. Camus
Literature
  • Kenny, Anthony. Metaphysics of Mind. Oxford: 1989
  • Hussey, Edward. The Presocratics. London: 1975
  • Scruton, Roger. A. Short History of Modern Philosophy. London: 1995
  • Kenny, Anthony. John Patrick. A Brief History of Western Philosophy, Oxford: 2000
  • Popkin, Richard. Strol, Avrum. Philosophy Made Simple
  • Durant, Will. The Story of Philosophy. London: 1995
  • Russell, Bernard. A Histotry of Western Philosophy. London: 1999
  • HORÁK, Petr. Jean-Paul Sartre, Existencialismus je humanismus (Existentialism is a humanism). první. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2004, 110 pp. Krystal. ISBN 80-7021-661-1. info
  • BLECHA, Ivan. Filosofie. 4. opr. a rozš. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2002, 279 s. ISBN 80-7182-147-0. info
  • TRETERA, Ivo. Nástin dějin evropského myšlení : (od Thaleta k Rousseauovi). 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Paseka, 1999, 374 s. ISBN 8071852430. info
  • HORYNA, Břetislav. Filosofický slovník. Olomouc: Olomouc, 1998. ISBN 80-7182-064-4. info
  • SOKOL, Jan. Malá filosofie člověka ; a Slovník filosofických pojmů. Edited by Jan Sokol. Třetí rozšířené vydán. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1998, 389 stran. ISBN 8070212535. info
  • NIETZSCHE, Friedrich. Tak pravil Zarathustra. Edited by Jörg Salaquarda, Translated by Otokar Fischer - Věra Koubová. 2. vyd. Praha: Votobia, 1995, 367 s. ISBN 80-85885-79-4. info
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
Colloquium: Two topics at an oral exam (colloquium): One topic is chosen by the students, the other by the lecturer. Both questions must be answered correctly.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018.
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