OVp008N History of Philosophy 2-lecture

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Erika Vonková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mgr. Erika Vonková
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Wed 16:00–16:50 učebna 50
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
OVp008N/01: Wed 10:00–10:50 učebna 38, E. Vonková
OVp008N/02: Thu 12:00–12:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), E. Vonková
OVp008N/03: Wed 17:00–17:50 učebna 58, E. Vonková
OVp008N/04: Wed 15:00–15:50 učebna 4, E. Vonková
OVp008N/05: Thu 10:00–10:50 učebna 42, E. Vonková
OVp008N/06: Wed 14:00–14:50 učebna 56, E. Vonková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
OVp001N History of Plilosophy 1 - lect
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
After completing the course the student will be able to: undestand the key moments of modern metaphysics, epistemology and methodology, explain the basic principles of great philosophical conceptions of the era, interpret the thoughts and reasons of major modern philosophers, interpret selected philosophical texts.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student will be able to: undestand the key moments of modern metaphysics, epistemology and methodology, explain the basic principles of great philosophical conceptions of the era, interpret the thoughts and reasons of major modern philosophers, interpret selected philosophical texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. The renaissance humanism, platonism, aristotelism 2. The role of renaissance philosophy in the beginning of a modern science 3. F. Bacon: Philosophy and modern science 4. R. Descartes: Way to Cogito ergo sum 5. J. Spinoza: Pantheism 6. G. W. Leibniz: Two worlds 7. J. Locke: His epistemiology 8. G. Berkeley: His relation to Locke 9. D. Hume: His Agnosticism 10. I. Kant: His turn to subjekt 11. G. F. Hegel: Arbitrary idealism
Literature
    required literature
  • https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2076
  • HORYNA, Břetislav. Filosofický slovník. Olomouc: Olomouc, 1998. ISBN 80-7182-064-4. info
  • TRETERA, Ivo. Nástin dějin evropského myšlení :(od Thaleta k Rousseauovi). Vyd. 1. Praha: COWI, 1996, 330 s. ISBN 80-901588-4-6. info
  • SCRUTON, Roger. Krátke dejiny novovekej filozofie :od Descarta po Wittgensteina. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Archa, 1991, 445 s. ISBN 80-7115-023-1. info
    recommended literature
  • Blecha, Ivan. Filosofie. Olomouc : Vydavatelství Olomouc, 2004, 279s. ISBN 80-7182- 147-0
  • BLECHA, Ivan. Filosofie. 4. opr. a rozš. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2002, 279 s. ISBN 80-7182-147-0. info
  • SOBOTKA, Milan, Milan ZNOJ and Josef MOURAL. Dějiny novověké filosofie od Descarta po Hegela. 1. vyd. Praha: Filosofický ústav AV ČR, 1993, 269 s. ISBN 80-7007-030-7. info
    not specified
  • The Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Philosophy, ed. D. Garber – M. Ayers, 2 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1998
Teaching methods
Lecture and Seminar
Assessment methods
1) Oral exam at the end of the course. Students must prove knowledge of the relevant literature and lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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