ESA142 Introduction into Philosophy II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Timetable
Mon 13:20–14:55 C34
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
Philosophy as an analysis of ontologic, metaphysical, ethical, artistic, aesthetical, logical problems. Discussion of chosen arguments, concepts, superstitions. Approach to philosophy in terms of criticism of its arguments. An introdiction of philosophy al a vital branch dealing with moral, society, culture, knowledge, being, art, God, and nature.
Syllabus
  • Ontologic proof of God, discussion. Cosmologic proof of God, discussion. Ontologic statut of universals. Poppers three realms. What is logic about. What is metaphysics. Concept of objectivity. Philosophy as history of itself. Postmodernism. Sokals affair. Analytic philosophy versus phenomenology. Machiavelli and/or politics. Value of works of art.
Literature
  • A short history of modern philosophy : from Descartes to Wittgenstein (Orig.) : Krátké dějiny novověké filosofie. info
  • HARE, R. M., Jonathan BARNES and Henry CHADWICK. Zakladatelé myšlení : [Platón, Aristoteles, Augustinus]. Translated by Karel Berka. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1994, 315 s. ISBN 8020503633. info
  • PEREGRIN, Jaroslav. Logika ve filosofii, filosofie v logice : historický úvod do analytické filosofie. Praha: Herrmann a synové, 1992, 124 s. info
Assessment methods
Ending: written test consists of knowledge of Hare, R. M. - Barnes, Jonathan - Chadwick, Henry. Zakladatelé myšlení. Translated by Karel Berka. Praha : Svoboda, 1994.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: test na základě látky přednášek a zadané literatury
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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