VIKBA13 Philosophy 2

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ivana Holzbachová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zdeněk Kadlec, Dr.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marie Hradilová
Timetable
Fri 13:20–14:55 C11
Prerequisites
VIKBA08 Philosophy 1 && VIK_PoZ Qualifying Examination
The course Filozofie I completed
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The cours develops the course Filozofie I and deals with selected problematic fields from the history of European Philosophy: Emergence of Marxism. Positivism (Comte, Mill, Spencer). Irrationalism, Voluntarism, Philosophy of life (Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Spengler). 20th Century Philosophy (Phenomenology, Neopositivism, Existentialism, Structuralism, Postmodernism). The objective of the course is to enlighten the main problems treated in European Philosophy during the period.
Syllabus
  • Emergence of Marxism
  • Positivism (main phases)
  • Irrationalism (Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Spengler)
  • Pragmatism
  • Phenomenology
  • Existentialism
  • Theory of Post-industrial society
Literature
  • H. J. Störig: Malé dějiny filozofie
  • Ivana Holzbachová: Dějiny společenských teorií
Teaching methods
The course is offerd in form of lectures
Assessment methods
Written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011.
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