PHV336 Voltaire: Reading

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Dagmar Pichová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Dagmar Pichová, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PH0263 Voltaire
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
The aim of the course is to introduce students to Voltaire and his philosophical thought, especially to the problem of philosophy and "littérature engagée".
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to;
identify significant themes in Voltaire´s philosophy;
determine and characterize key themes in French Enlightenment Philosophy;
understand the historical and cultural context of Voltaire´s work.
Syllabus
  • Voltaire and his time
  • Voltaire and Encyclopedia
  • Philosophy and power
  • Philosophy and litterature
Literature
  • DENIS, Benoît. Littérature et engagement : de Pascal à Sartre. Paris: Seuil, 2000, 316 s. ISBN 2020361582. info
  • VOLTAIRE. Výbor z díla. Translated by Hana Horská. Vyd. 2. Praha: Svoboda, 1989, 246 s. ISBN 802050009X. URL info
  • VOLTAIRE. Romans et contes. Edited by Roland Barthes - José Lupin. Paris: Gallimard, 1981, 602 s. info
  • VOLTAIRE. Romány a povídky. Vyd. v SNKLHU 1. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1960. info
  • GAY, Peter. Voltaire's politics : the poet as realist. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1959, xiii, 417. info
  • VOLTAIRE. Voltaire : myslitel a bojovník. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní nakladatelství politické literatury, 1957, 513 s. URL info
  • VOLTAIRE. Voltaire : myslitel a bojovník. Translated by Jan Blahoslav Kozák - Vlasta Tatjana Miškovská. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní nakladatelství politické literatury, 1957, 599 s. URL info
Teaching methods
e-learning
Assessment methods
homework (study of selected texts), final essay on selected theme (5 pages)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: e-learning.
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