FF:PH1101 Introduction to Philosophy - Course Information
PH1101 Introduction to Philosophy
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Tue 13:20–14:55 B11
- 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
- there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- After the completion of the course the students will have become familiar with the basic philosophical concepts, most important thinker in history of philosophy and the elementary problems of systematic philosophy; they will be able to apply fundamental philosophical literature and interpret some texts of primary literature; they will be able to form an independent piece of reasoning on an assigned topic.
- Syllabus
- Subject of philosophy, elements of work with philosophical literature, basic philosophical notions, subject of main philosophical disciplines, philosophy and myth, philosophy and science, philosophy and religion, main types of European rationality.
- 1. What is philosophy
- - structure of philosophy, philosophical disciplines
- - relation between philosophy and myth, philosophy and science, philosophy and ideology
- 2. Ontology, basic problems
- - subject of ontology
- - categories of ontology
- - ontological systems
- 3. Epistemology
- - problem of intelligibility
- - rationalism a empirism
- - problem of truth
- - language and knowledge
- Literature
- BLECHA, Ivan. Filosofie :(základní problémy). 2. opr. a rozš. vyd. Olomouc: FIN, 1996, 271 s. ISBN 80-7182-032-6. info
- Ivan Blecha: Filosofická čítanka. Nakladatelství Olomouc 2000, 548 s. ISBN 80-7182-112-8
- ANZENBACHER, Arno. Einführung in die Philosophie (Orig.) : Úvod do filozofie. info
- PETŘÍČEK, Miroslav. Úvod do (současné) filosofie : [11 improvizovaných přednášek]. 4., upr. vyd. Praha: Herrmann & synové, 1997, 178 s. info
- BLECHA, Ivan. Filosofie : (základní problémy). 1. vyd. Olomouc: FIN, 1994, 303 s. ISBN 8085572885. info
- PETŘÍČEK, Miroslav. Úvod do (současné) filosofie : 11 improvizovaných přednášek. Praha: Herrmann a synové, 1992, 188 s. info
- PETŘÍČEK, Miroslav. Úvod do (současné) filosofie : 11. improvizovaných přednášek. Vyd. 2. [S.l.]: Herrmann a synové, 1991, 91 s. info
- ANZENBACHER, Arno. Úvod do filozofie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 304 s. ISBN 8004254144. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, class discussion.
- Assessment methods
- In order to pass the written exam, it is necessary to send an essay on selected theme (3600 characters) before the deadline and to get acquainted with literature.
Topics of exam:
Ontology - basic problems
Gnoseology - basic problems
Overview of European philosophy - thinkers and streams - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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