FF:PHA0203 XXth-Century Czech Philosophy

PHA0203 XXth-Century Czech Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Dagmar Pichová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

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Timetable

each even Friday 12:30–14:05 J21

Prerequisites

SOUHLAS
The course is offered to exchange students at MU (Erasmus, Freemovers).

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

The aim of the course is to introduce exchange students to the XXth Century Czech philosophy (selected chapters).

Syllabus

Literature

RACLAVSKÝ, Jiří. On the Czech Logic in the 20th Century. In Schumann, Andrew. Logic in Central and Eastern Europe. 1st ed. Lanham (USA): University Press of America, 2012, p. 229-243. History, Science, and Discourse. ISBN 978-0-7618-5891-1. info
Czech philosophy in the 20th century. Edited by Lubomír Nový - Jiří Gabriel - Jaroslav Hroch. Washington: Council for research in values and philosophy, 1994, 234 s. ISBN 1-56518-028-3. info
KUNDERA, Milan. The joke. Translated by Michael Henry Heim. London: Penguin Books, 1984, x, 267. ISBN 014006415X. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, reading of selected texts, class discussion

Assessment methods

Students have to write an essay on selected theme based on lectures and class discussions(5 pages).

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials