PH0106 Hegel and political thinking throughout of the XXth Century

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Vavřík (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Tue 18:20–19:55 N21
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand the contexts of crucial Hegelian interpretations in the political philosophy of 20th century; to read these interpretations in connection to particular moments of Hegel´s texts; critically analyze the role they played in constitution of contemporary intellectual atmosphere, and the extend to which they were formed by it.
Syllabus
  • Sociological perspective: Hegel as Bildungsbürger
  • Basic outline of Hegel´s political and social philosophy
  • Triggering of the Hegelian debate: controversy on totalitarianism (Popper, Russel vs. Kaufmann, Avineri)
  • French revolution controversy (Ritter): Burke – Payne, Wollstonecraft cleavage and its replication in 20th century
  • Anglosaxon interpretations of the reasonable state as political community (Avineri, Taylor, Pelczynski)
  • Hegel´s interpretation of the Antigone and feministic critique
  • End of history (Kojeve, Fukuyama)
Literature
  • Sofokles: Antigona (různá vydání)
  • Hegel, G.W.F. Politische Scriften/Political Writings (různá vydání)
  • Chotaš, J. (2003) Hegelova teorie mravního státu. Filosofický časopis, č. 2, roč. 51, s. 275-291.
  • HEGEL, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. Základy filosofie práva. Edited by Jaroslav Kudrna, Translated by Vladimír Špalek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1992, 378 s. ISBN 8020002960. info
  • MAJOR, Ladislav and Milan SOBOTKA. G. W. F. Hegel : život a dílo. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1979, 222 s. URL info
  • HEGEL, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. Fenomenologie ducha. 1. vyd. [Praha]: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1960, 521 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
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