FF:PHA0203 XXth-Century Czech Philosophy - Course Information

PHA0203 XXth-Century Czech Philosophy

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Dagmar Pichová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

each even Friday 10:50–12:25 K21

Prerequisites

SOUHLAS
The course is offered to exchange students at MU (Erasmus, Freemovers).

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Celta Teacher Education Program (programme CST, TTEP)
• Central European Studies Program (programme CST, CESP)
• Erasmus Intensive Language Course (programme CST, KOS)
• Language Training for Study at the Czech Universities (programme CST, JPVS)
• Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)
• School of Slavonic and East European Studies (programme CST, SSEES)
• Tesol Teacher Education Program (programme CST, TTEP)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce exchange students to the XXth Century Czech philosophy (selected chapters).

Syllabus

• Introduction
• Selected chapters:
• Positivism in Czech Philosophy and Ethics
• Rudolf Krejčí: a Czech Philosopher in Alaska
• Pavel Tichý and Transparent Intensional Logic
• Literature and Philosophy: Milan Kundera

Literature

• RACLAVSKÝ, Jiří. On the Czech Logic in the 20th Century. In Schumann, Andrew. Logic in Central and Eastern Europe. 1st ed. Lanham (USA): University Press of America, 2012, p. 229-243. History, Science, and Discourse. ISBN 978-0-7618-5891-1. info
• Czech philosophy in the 20th century. Edited by Lubomír Nový - Jiří Gabriel - Jaroslav Hroch. Washington: Council for research in values and philosophy, 1994, 234 s. ISBN 1-56518-028-3. info
• KUNDERA, Milan. The joke. Translated by Michael Henry Heim. London: Penguin Books, 1984, x, 267. ISBN 014006415X. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, reading of selected texts, class discussion

Assessment methods

Students have to write an essay on selected theme based on lectures and class discussions(5 pages).

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials

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