LJMgrB10 The Roman Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
The aim of the following course is to present a thorough analysis of fragments, testimonies and preserved works of Hellenistic and Roman philosophy.
At the and of the course, students should become familiar with the particular philosophical problems of both periods and should be able to debate about them.
Syllabus
  • 1. Diogenes Laertius as a source of information of epicureism.
  • 2. Analysis of particular epicurean letters preserved by Diogenes.
  • 3. Scepticism: Pyrrhonical, Academic and of Sextus Empiricus.
  • 4. Analysis of particular sceptics' problems: the base of Pyrrhonical scepticism.
  • 5. Academic scepticism.
  • 6. Sextus Empiricus.
  • 7. Stoicism: basic sources and characteristics.
  • 8. Fragments and testimonia of the early Stoics.
  • 9. Middle stoicism: Greeks "in" Rome.
  • 10. Roman stoicism: Seneca's Letters, Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, Epictetus' Discourses and Enchiridion.
  • 11. Roman syncretism.
  • 12. Neoplatonism: basic sources and characteristics.
  • 13. Christianity and neoplatonism.
Literature
  • Studies on Porphyry. Edited by Stratis Karamanolis - Anne Sheppard. 1st pub. London: Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced study, University of London, 2007, v, 183. ISBN 9781905670123. info
  • LONG, A. A. From Epicurus to Epictetus : studies in Hellenistic and Roman philosophy. 1st pub. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2006, xiv, 439. ISBN 0199279128. info
  • LONG, Anthony, A. Hellénistická filosofie: Stoikové, epikurejci, skeptikové. 1st ed. Praha: Oikoumenh, 2003. Dějiny filosofie, sv. 3. ISBN 80-7298-077-7. info
  • The Cambridge companion to Greek and Roman philosophy. Edited by D. N. Sedley. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xiv, 396. ISBN 0521775035. info
  • MORFORD, Mark P. O. The Roman philosophers : from the time of Cato the Censor to the death of Marcus Aurelius. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2002, xii, 292. ISBN 0415188520. info
  • SENECA. O duševním klidu. Praha: Odeon, 1999, 398 s. ISBN 8020710205. info
  • The Cambridge companion to early Greek philosophy. Edited by A. A. Long. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, xxx, 427. ISBN 0521446678. info
  • RIST, John M. Stoická filosofie. Translated by Karel Thein. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1998, 343 s. ISBN 8086005739. info
  • PORFYRIOS. Jeskyně nymf. Translated by Jaroslav Matoušek. V Olomouci: Per Agrum, 1993, 69 s. ISBN 809014411X. info
  • JÄKEL, Siegfried. Marcus Aurelius's concept of life. Turku: Turun yliopisto, 1991. ISBN 951-880-585-7. info
  • SENECA. O dobrodiních. Translated by Václav Bahník. Vyd. v tomto souboru 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1991, 376 s. ISBN 8020501681. info
  • SENECA. Výbor z listů Luciliovi. Translated by Bohumil Ryba. 2. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1987, 273 s. URL info
  • SENECA. Další listy Luciliovi. Edited by Eva Kuťáková, Translated by Václav Bahník. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1984, 332 s. info
  • SENECA. Útěchy. Translated by Václav Bahník. Vyd. tohoto souboru 1. Praha: Odeon, 1977, 267 s. URL info
  • MARCUS AURELIUS, Antoninus. Hovory k sobě. Translated by Rudolf Kuthan. Vyd. 6. Praha: Svoboda, 1975, 194 s. info
  • EPIKTÉTOS. Rukojeť : rozpravy. Translated by Rudolf Kuthan. Vyd. 2. (ve Svobodě 1.). Praha: Svoboda, 1972, 405 s. URL info
  • RIST, J. M. Stoic philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969, x, 300 s. ISBN 0-521-07620-X. info
  • SENECA. Výbor z listů Luciliovi. Translated by Bohumil Ryba. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1969, 282 s. URL info
Assessment methods
Attendance and participation in the course (75%). Continuous reading of requested texts. Oral testing in form of the debate, organized by students.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Autumn 2014.
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