PHA0203 XXth-Century Czech Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 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 odd Friday 12:30–14:05 K12 nerezervovat
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
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce exchange students to the XXth Century Czech philosophy (selected chapters).
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Selected chapters:
  • Masaryk
  • Czech Structuralism
  • Patočka
  • Havel
  • Literature and Philosophy: Milan Kundera
Literature
  • 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
E-learning only (elf), home reading
Assessment methods
Students have to write an essay on selected theme (5 pages).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
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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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019.
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