ESB820 Text and Interpretation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Řehulková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Radim Ošmera, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 17:30–19:05 C42
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The theme of the course is the relation between literature and philosophy. The content of seminar is the reading of selected texts of philosophy and aesthetics, which are traditionally include in belles-lettres. The aim of the seminar is through discussion and interpretation to reveal the aesthetic qualities of the text and interpret main philosophical thesis. Course graduation requires a basic orientation in the issues of disability and basic theses texts.
Syllabus
  • - Richard Rorty. Private Irony and Liberal Hope., Heidegger, Kundera, Dickens. - Platon. Ion. - Michel de Montaigne. Essays. - Jean Paul Sartre. The Wall. - Albert Camus. The Stranger. - Karel Čapek. Life and Work of the Composer Foltýn.
Literature
  • PLATO, 427-347 př.Kr. Ión (Přít.) : Hippias Větší ; Hippias Menší ; Ión ; Menexenos. info
  • ČAPEK, Karel. Život a dílo skladatele Foltýna (Přít.) : Kniha apokryfů ; Život a dílo skladatele Foltýna. Vyd. 13. info
  • SARTRE, Jean-Paul. Zeď. 1. vyd. Praha: Odeon, 1992. info
  • CAMUS, Albert. Cizinec. Translated by Miloslav Žilina. Vydání čtvrté, v tomto p. Praha: Odeon, 1988, 116 stran. info
  • MONTAIGNE, Michel de. Eseje. Edited by Václav Černý - Ivan Sviták. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1966, 394 s. info
Teaching methods
Every lecture requires a home preparation by the student, i.e.reading of the assigned text.
Assessment methods
Oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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