PHK1205 Philosophy of History

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Daniel Špelda, 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 23. 10. 8:00–9:40 A11, Fri 4. 12. 8:00–9:40 A11, Fri 8. 1. 8:00–9:40 A11
Prerequisites
passing the course PH1107 Social and Political Philosophy
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the main ideas of philosophy of history from the classical Antiquity to the present time. The main attention is paid to the big system of philosophy of history in 18th and 19th centuries. After completing the course, students will be able to enumerate the main movements and their representatives. Further, they will be able to present the most influential concepts and to explain their justification, motivation and deficiencies.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, a student will be able to present the main theories that emerged in the history of philosophy of history and to explain their main ideas; a student understands the importance of philosophy of history and will be able to critically consider their ideological dangers.
Syllabus
  • 1) The ancient philosophy of history: descendent and ascendent model
  • 2) The ancient philosophy of history: the cycles of history
  • 3) The Christian and medieval philosophy of history: eschatology
  • 4) The Enlightenment philosophy of history: Voltaire, Condorcet
  • 5) The Enlightenment philosophy of history: Kant
  • 6) The Enlightenment philosophy of history: Vico, Herder
  • 7) Philosophy of history in the 19th century: Hegel
  • 8) Philosophy of history in the 19th century: Marx
  • 9) Philosophy of history in the 19th century: Positivism, historicism
  • 10) The criticism of philosophy of history in the 20th century
  • 11) The end of the history: post-histoire, postmodernism
  • 12) Philosophy of history in the 20th century
Literature
  • A companion to the philosophy of history and historiography. Edited by Aviezer Tucker. First published. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, xii, 563. ISBN 9781405149082. info
  • HOLZBACHOVÁ, Ivana. Filozofie dějin: problémy a perspektivy (The Philosophy of History: Problems and Perspecives). první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2004, 295 pp. ISBN 80-210-3593-5. info
  • Our knowledge of the pasta philosophy of historiography. Edited by Aviezer Tucker. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004, vii, 291 p. ISBN 0521834155. info
  • HOLZBACHOVÁ, Ivana. Dějiny společenských teorií (History of Social Theories). 2. přepracované vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2000, 106 pp. ISBN 80-210-2357-0. info
  • DOKULIL, Miloš. Post-dějinná racionalita, aneb(o) konec dějin? (Post-historical racionality, or the end of history?). In Jan Patočka, Češi a Evropa. 1st ed. Brno: MU, 2000, p. 41-54. ISBN 80-210-2483-6. info
  • KLEINGELD, Pauline. Geschichtsphilosophie bei Kant : Rekonstruktion und Analyse : proefschrift. Leiden: [s.n.], 1994, 239 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and homework.
Assessment methods
Final oral exam. The content of examination is identical with the individual items in the syllabus (1-12).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Informace o rozvrhu kurzu najdete zde: http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkfi/home/studium/rozvrh-ks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: celkem 10 hod., z toho 6 hodin formou přednášky, 4 hodiny formou osobní konzultace na základě potřeb studenta.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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