FF:PHV226 History of Phil. I: Seminar - Course Information

PHV226 History of Philosophy I: Seminar

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Josef Petrželka, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Josef Petrželka, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 18:00–19:40 A11, except Wed 18. 9., except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.

Prerequisites

SOUHLAS
1. Do you want to understand deeper the ancient philosophy? And simultaneously to gain easier the credit (and possibly the better grade) in History of Philosophy I? Then enrol in this seminary! But it presupposes that you would be willing to read carefully the given ancient philosophical texts and to discuss them.

2. The course is open above all for:
a) students of the first class,
b) students of the second class which want to share their experiences and thus help the younger students.

3. Also the students of the third class are welcome.

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

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Course objectives

To study ancient sources and to discuss deeper their philosophical content. Also to familiarize with basics of the methodology of the study of ancient sources.

Learning outcomes

After the completion of the course, students should be able to:
- interpret ancient philosophical sources;
- explain main problems from the ancient philosophy.

Syllabus

• Discussions on source texts to following topics according to progress of lectures in the course History of Philosophy I:
• 1. The sayings of "the Seven Sages".
• 2. The fragments of th Milesians.
• 3. The fragments of th Pythagoreans.
• 4. Heraclitus' B fragments.
• 5. The Eleatics and their fragments.
• 6. Fragments to posteleatic systems.
• 7. The texts to Sophists and their educational activity.
• 8. Apology of Socrates and Euthyphro.
• 9a. Plato's psychology - fragments from Phaedo and The Republic.
• 9b. Platos's theory of Forms - fragments from Phaedo, Parmenides and Aristotle's The Metaphysics.
• 10a. Aristotle's system of knowledge - fragments from The Metaphysics and Nicomachean Ethics.
• 10b. Aristotle's ontology - fragments from The Metaphysics.
• The source texts are available in the ELF.

Literature

required literature
• Zlomky předsokratovských myslitelů. Translated by Karel Svoboda. Vyd. 2. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1962, 200 s. URL info
• KIRK, G. S., J. E. RAVEN and Malcolm SCHOFIELD. Předsókratovští filosofové : kritické dějiny s vybranými texty. Translated by Filip Karfík - Petr Kolev - Tomáš Vítek. Vydání první. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2004, 663 stran. ISBN 8072981102. info
• Řečtí atomisté. Edited by Jakub Netopilík - Milan Mráz, Translated by Karel Svoboda. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1980, 365 s. URL info
• PLATÓN. Euthyfrón ; Obrana Sókrata ; Kritón. Translated by František Novotný. 5. opr. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2005, 111 s. ISBN 8072981404. info
• PLATÓN. Faidón. Translated by František Novotný. 6., opr. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2005, 107 s. ISBN 8072981587. info
• PLATÓN. Parmenidés. 2. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1996, 92 s. ISBN 80-86005-02-X. info
• ARISTOTELÉS. Metafyzika. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 3. vyd., V nakl. Petr Rezek. Praha: Rezek, 2008, 482 s. ISBN 8086027279. info
• ARISTOTELÉS. Etika Níkomachova. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 3. nezměn. vyd. Praha: Rezek, 2009, 291 s. ISBN 8086027295. info
• PETRŽELKA, Josef. Dějiny filosofie I [online]. 1 vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014. Elportál. Dostupné z: .

Teaching methods

Reading of relevant texts; on-line tests; discussions.

Assessment methods

1. Active participation in seminars.
In the case of only passive participation on a lesson you will obtain 1 p., when you will join to the discussion on the ground of your reading of the obligatory source you will obtain 2 p. You should collect at least 75 % of possible points in order to gain credits.

2. Before every lesson you have to fulfill an autotest in the ELF (https://elf.phil.muni.cz/24-25/). You have to gain at least 50 % of possible points in total from all the tests.

Alternate tasks for COMBINED STUDENTS:
If it is not possible for you to participate on lectures, you can still gain credits if you fulfill all on-line tasks for the full-time students and in addition you have to fulfill special set of "combined tests", gaining at least 75 % points in each of them replaces the participation at the relevant class. More details about the questions in ELF.

Password for ELF: dfi-seminar_24

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinovaná forma: 16 hodin/semestr.

Teacher's information

http://is.muni.cz/elportal/?id=1205127

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