FF:VIKBA08 Philosophy 1 - Course Information

VIKBA08 Philosophy 1

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Ivana Holzbachová, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Zdeněk Kadlec, Dr.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Dušová

Timetable

Fri 13:20–14:55 zruseno D51

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

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Selected problematic field in the history of European Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy (Presocratics, anthroplogical turn; Socrates and Sophists, systematics: Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic Philosophy). Patristic and Scholastic Philosophy (Augustine, Thomas, problem of universals). Renaissance Philosophy (philosophy of nature, social philosophy; Machiavelli; religious Reform Philosophy). Early-Modern Philosophy (rationalism: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz; empiricism: Bacon, Locke, Hume). Enlightenment (Voltaire, Rousseau). Classic German idealism (Kant, Fichte, Schelling, Hegel).

Syllabus

• What is philosophy?
• Ancient philosophy
• Medieval philosophy
• Renaissance philosophy
• Early-Modern philosophy: rationalism and Empiricism
• Enlightenment
• Classic German philosophy

Literature

• H. G. Störig: Malé dějiny filozofie
• Ivana Holzbachová: Dějiny společenských teorií

Teaching methods

The course is offered in form of lectures.

Assessment methods

The credicts will be gained according to the quality of an essay (min. 5400 characters) based on a philosophical text chosen from the proposed list.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• VIKBA13 Philosophy 2

Further Comments

Study Materials

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