FF:PH2105 French Phil. 19 -20th Cent. - Course Information

PH2105 French Philosophy in the 19th and 20th Centuries

Extent and Intensity

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

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

Wed 10:50–12:25 A11

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

Main objectives of the course can be summarized as follows: to understand the specificity of contemporary French philosophy;
to learn about the most significant thinkers and streams of the 20th century French Philosophy;
to determine and characterize key themes;
to understand basic methods of research (e.g. structural method, deconstruction)
At the end of the course students will be able to interpret the philosophy of the period and understand French philosophical institutions.

Syllabus

• Introduction to 19th and 20th century French philosophy (specificity of French philosophy, philosophical institutions in France);
• Turn of the 19th and 20th century;
• Philosophy of intuition (Bergson);
• Christian personalism and existentialism (Marcel);
• Existentialism and phenomenology (Sartre, Merleau-Ponty);
• Marxism (Sartre);
• Structuralism (Foucault, Lévi-Strauss);
• Deconstruction (Derrida)

Literature

• DESCOMBES, Vincent. Stejné a jiné :čtyřicetpět let francouzské filosofie (1933-1978). 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1995, 181 s. ISBN 80-85241-74-9. info

Teaching methods

lectures, home reading

Assessment methods

Written examination aimed at testing the student’s insight into the main theories, concepts and methodologies, based on lectures and home reading.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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