OV2RC_DPT History of political theories-lecture

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marta Goňcová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Marta Goňcová, CSc.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to interpret main problems of political theories from ancient Greece to the 21 th century.
Syllabus
  • Democracy in Athens. Plato and Aristotle. Roman republic. Political doctrines in Middle Ages. N. Machiavelli. Theory of natural laws of Hobbes and Locke. Social contract of Rousseau. Enlightement. French revolution and American revolution. Conservatism. Theory of elites. Liberalism. Theory of democracy in 20 and 21. century. Czech political thinking.
Literature
    required literature
  • BLACKWELL, Basil. Blackwellova encyklopedie politického myšlení. Edited by Janet Colemanová - William Connolly - Alan Ryan - David Miller, Trans. Vyd. 2., dotisk. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2003, xiii, 560. ISBN 80-85947-56-0. info
  • VALEŠ, Lukáš. Dějiny politických teorií. 2. rozš. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2007, 270 s. ISBN 9788073800314. info
    recommended literature
  • SVENSSON, Palle. Teorie demokracie : brněnské přednášky. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1995, 287 s. ISBN 80-85959-02-X. info
  • HLOUŠEK, Vít and Lubomír KOPEČEK. Demokracie. Teorie, modely, osobnosti, podmínky, nepřátelé a perspektivy demokracie (Democracy. Theories, Models, Individualities, Conditions, Enemies and Perspectives of Democracy). 1st ed. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav Masarykovy univerzity, 2003, 379 pp. Sborníky, svazek č.16. ISBN 80-210-3195-6. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Test, oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: konzultace.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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