PH1108 History of Czech Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Helena Pavlincová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc. (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 odd Thursday 9:10–10:45 J22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PH_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil. || PROGRAM(N-SS) || PROGRAM(N-MA)
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
Students will become familiar with the history of Czech philosophical thought and Czech culture their major figures, they will be able to interpret historical philosophical texts and situate them in historical context, as well as in the context of European and World philosophy.
Syllabus
  • The character of Czech philosophical thought.
  • Medieval philosophy (Tomáš Štítný, Huss' predecessors).
  • John Huss, Petr Chelčický.
  • Czech humanism, J. A. Comenius.
  • Czech philosophy after 1620, Czech Enlightenment (B. Bolzano).
  • F. Palacký, the conflict about German philosophy.
  • Czech Hegelianism, Czech herbartism.
  • T. G. Masaryk.
  • Czech Philosophy in the XXth Century.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ZOUHAR, Jan. Dějiny českého filozofického myšlení do roku 1968 (History of Czech Philosophical Thinking to 1968). 1st ed. Brno: Academicus, 2008, 155 pp. mimoedice. ISBN 978-80-87192-02-3. info
  • ZOUHAR, Jan, Helena PAVLINCOVÁ and Jiří GABRIEL. Demokracie je diskuse... Česká filosofie 1918-1938 (Democracy is Diskussion...Czech Philosophy 1918-1938). 1st ed. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2005, 199 pp. mimo edice. ISBN 80-7182-190-X. info
  • Slovník českých filozofů. Edited by Jiří Gabriel - Josef Krob - Helena Pavlincová - Jan Zouhar. 1. vyd. V Brně: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 697 s. ISBN 8021018402. info
  • KRÁL, Josef. Československá filosofie : Nástin vývoje podle disciplín. 1. vyd. Praha: Melantrich, 1937, 337 s. info
  • Antologie z dějin československé filosofie. D. 1. Edited by Robert Kalivoda - Josef Zumr. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1963. info
  • Antologie z dějin českého a slovenského filozofického myšlení : (do roku 1848). Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1981, 677 s. URL info
  • Antologie z dějin českého a slovenského filozofického myšlení : (od roku 1848 do roku 1948). Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Svoboda, 1989, 808 s. ISBN 8020500294. URL info
Teaching methods
Instruction in the form of lectures and presentations.
Assessment methods
Written exam from the history of Czech philosophy from Middle Ages until 1968.
Obligatory themes of exam:
Huss and Wycliffe.
Comenius and natural philosophy.
Bolzano.
Palacký.
a) Czech hegelianism; b) Czech herbartism; c) Czech positivism.
Masaryk´s conception of the crisis of modern man.
Czech philosophy in the 20th century - positivism, idealism, structuralism, phenomenology, marxism.
Part of the exam is a written test in assigned readings.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Přednost mají posluchači oboru filozofie FF MU.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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