ESA141 Philosophy for Aesthetics I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Řehulková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 K23, except Mon 13. 11.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of selected parts of the book Störig, Hans Joachim: Malé dějiny filosofie
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
At the end of the course an ideal student - knows basic historical data connected to history of philosophy, - knows main thinking trends, significant theoreticians, key concepts, - is able to use method of correct argumentation as a central tool of trade; - is able to recognize and denominate various flaws of argumentation as well as - is ablae to paraphrase an elementary philosophical text.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to
- knows the key dates of the history of philosophy
- knows the main works of philosophy
- understands to the basic proposition of philosophical directions
- use basic philosophical terminology
Syllabus
  • 1.Sense and function of philosophy; 2.Pre-socaratians: an ontology; 3.Socrates: an antropology turn; 4.Plato: a heritage of platonism, the problem of universals; 5.Aristotle: a European science; 5.Stoa, epikureism, skepticism; 6.Plotin: an expansion of platonism; 7.Augustin: myself as a source of certainty; 8.Middle age: logic and metaphysics; 9.Descartes: a birth of modern age; 10.British empirism as a pedecessor of French Enlightenment; 11.Hegel vs. Kierkegaard: totality vs. personalism; 12.Phenomenology vs. analytic philosophy.
Literature
  • SAPÍK, Miroslav. Filosofie : (kapitoly z filosofie, dějin filosofie a antropologie). Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského, 2007, 256 s. ISBN 9788086723334. info
  • Analytická filosofie. Edited by Jiří Fiala. 2. vyd. Plzeň: O.P.S., 2006, 460 s. ISBN 8023971077. info
  • Analytická filosofie. Edited by Jiří Fiala. 2. opr. vyd. Plzeň: O.P.S., 2005, cxxxix s. ISBN 8023971069. info
  • STÖRIG, Hans Joachim. Malé dějiny filosofie. Edited by Petr Rezek, Translated by Miroslav Petříček - Karel Šprunk. 7., přeprac. a rozš. vyd.,. Kostelní Vydří: Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2000, 630 s. ISBN 8071925004. info
  • Dějiny filosofie. Edited by Emanuel Rádl. Praha: Votobia, 1999, 668 s. ISBN 807220064X. info
  • HEGEL, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. Dějiny filosofie. Translated by Josef Cibulka - Milan Sobotka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1961, 322 s. info
Teaching methods
Every lecture requires homework preparation in reading the assigned study literature.
Assessment methods
Completion: written test consist of assigned texts issues.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky
The course is taught annually.
General note: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen výhradně pro posluchače estetiky bc. a estetiky a evropských kulturních studií mgr.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
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