FF:PH0212 Ancient Neo-Platonism - Course Information

PH0212 Ancient Neo-Platonism

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jakub Vojta, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 16:40–18:15 A11 stara

Course Enrolment Limitations

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Course objectives

The seminary is aimed to introduce the final phase of Ancient thought, its relations with the earlier philosophies, and the influence into the latter development of philosophy. The participants will also inquire the modern secondary literature, as well as the works of the ancient authors (Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblich, and Proklos). Proclus Diadochus will be studied more thoroughly.
The main objectives of the course are the following:
Familiarisation with the evolution of the Greek idealist philosophy;
The survey of the development of the school;
The display of the main stimuli for the next development of philosophy;
Acquirement of the basic philosophical terminology of the Neo-platonism (in Czech, Old-Greek, and English)
At the end of this course students should be able to:
understand and explain the development of Ancient idealist philosophy of Platonic type;
interpret the philosophical texts of the most important Neo-platonic philosophers;
formulate the philosophical attitude of the Ancient Neo-platonic style

Syllabus

• Introduction (sources, literature, terminology)
• Historical background
• Forerunners of the Neo-platonism
• Plotinus
• Porphyry of Tyre
• Iamblich
• Iulian the August
• Proclus Diadochus
• Proclus` Afterlife
• Plato and the Neo-platonism

Literature

• Filosofie pozdní antiky : od staré Akademie po Jana Eriugenu : The Cambridge history of later Greek and early medieval philosophy (Orig.). Edited by Arthur Hilary Armstrong. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2002, 675 s. ISBN 80-7298-53-. info
• HADOT, Pierre. Plótinos, čili, Prostota pohledu. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1993, 97 s. ISBN 80-85241-55-2. info
• Karfík, F.: Plótínova matefysika svobody, Oikúmené Praha 2003
• PORFYRIOS. Život Pýthagorův [Porfyrios] (Obsaž.) : Pýthagoras ze Sámu. info
• Iamblichos: O mysteriích egyptských (přel. Jar. Matoušek), Praha 1992
• Porfyrios: Úvod k Aristotelovým Kategoriím (přel. M. Mráz), in FČ XVIII/1970, pp. 971-987
• Iulianus Augustus: Hostina císařů (přel. V. Prach), 1948
• PLÚTARCHOS. O delfském E. Translated by Radek Chlup. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1995, 219 s. info
• PLÓTÍNOS. Sestry duše. Translated by Petr Rezek. Praha: Rezek, 1995, 165 s. ISBN 80-901796-3-0. info
• PLÓTÍNOS. Věčnost, čas a duch. Translated by Petr Rezek. Praha: Rezek, 1995, 165 s. ISBN 80-901796-5-7. info
• PLÓTÍNOS. Dvě pojednání o kráse. Translated by Petr Rezek. Praha: Rezek, 1994, 139 s. ISBN 80-901796-2-2. info
• PORFYRIOS. Jeskyně nymf. Translated by Jaroslav Matoušek, Edited by Jaroslav Matoušek. V Olomouci: Per Agrum, 1993, 69 s. ISBN 80-901441-1-X. info

Teaching methods

Lecture, homework (interpretation, and abstract of the text), discussion

Assessment methods

Lecture with discussions on studied themes
Written preconditionings for each lecture (e-form; Homework Vault)
Colloquium in the form of oral exam, or essay, or translation of some scientific article from foreign language (depending on the choice of student); the student shall perform the colloquium if and only if his/her attendance is satisfactory, and with the written preconditionings fulfilled.

Language of instruction

Czech

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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