FF:PHA0001 Phil. for Non-Philosophers - Course Information

PHA0001 Philosophy for Non-Philosophical Disciplines Students

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

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

Timetable

Fri 12:00–13:40 D31

Prerequisites

Fluent English

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/30, only registered: 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• English Language and Literature (Eng.) (programme FF, B-FI)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-GE)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-GK)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-MA)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-TV)
• Celta Teacher Education Program (programme CST, TTEP)
• Central European Studies Program (programme CST, CESP)
• Economics (Eng.) (programme ESF, N-EKT) (2)
• Economics (programme ESF, N-EKT) (2)
• Erasmus Intensive Language Course (programme CST, KOS)
• Japanese Language and Culture (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Japanese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)
• Multidisciplinary studies at Faculty of Arts (programme CST, KOS)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, B-HS)
• Psychology (programme FF, B-PS) (2)
• Psychology (programme FF, M-PS) (2)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, students should be able to:
understand and explain the research fields of philosohy;
work with information on the key concepts in each field;
make reasoned judgments about key philosophical issues;
understand the subject matter of metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, philosophy of science and ethics.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the successful student will be able to:
- list and describe the key disciplines in philosophy
- explain the role of philosophy and humanities in contemporary society
- employ the methods of critical thinking
- identify basic logical fallacies
- outline the basic problems and arguments in metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, philsophy of science, language and religion.

Syllabus

• Introduction to philosophy - the role in today´s world.
• Critical thinking
• Metaphysics
• Epistemology
• Philosophy of mind
• Philosophy of language
• Philosophy of science
• Ethics

Literature

recommended literature
• Introduction to philosophy : classical and contemporary readings. Edited by Louis P. Pojman - James Fieser. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University, 2008, x, 694. ISBN 9780195311617. info
• BLACKBURN, Simon. Think : a compelling introduction to philosophy. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University, 1999, vii, 312. ISBN 9780192100245. info
• APPIAH, Anthony. Necessary questions :an introduction to philosophy. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1989, 240 s. ISBN 0-13-611328-1. info
• NAGEL, Thomas. What does it all mean? : a very short introduction to philosophy. New York: Oxford University, 1987, 101 s. ISBN 9780195052169. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminars, assigned reading

Assessment methods

2 absences per term allowed. One final written test. Min. score 60 per cent.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
  
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