PdDR_FVV2 Philosophy of Education

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/10. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Josef Maňák, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Stanislav Střelec, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Maňák, CSc.
Institute for Research in School Education – Specialized Units – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Marie Baráčková
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
Philosophy of education enables pedagogy to find links to philosophy of culture and philosophy of science by means of philosophical anthropology, noetics and ethics.
Syllabus
  • Topics Noneuropean ancient philosophical concepts and education. Greek ancient philosophers and their opinions on education. Roman philosophers opinions on education. Education in the middle age and its philosopical background. Enlightenement and rationalism in education. Philosophical concepts in J. A. Komenskýs educational system. Modern age philosophy and its educational reflection. Postmodernism and its reflection in pedagogical thinking. Czech philosophical traditions and education (Chelčický, Komenský, Masaryk, Patočka etc.). The essence of education and its philosophical background. The aims of education and its philosophical aspects. The problem of cognition. Axiological issues in education. Morality in the system of values. Beauty in the system of values. Health in the system of values. Lifestyle from the point of view of philosophy. Culture, philosophy, science and pedagogy. The ideal of personality in philosophical reflection. Professional morality of teachers.
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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