PHK1205 Philosophy of History

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ivana Holzbachová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 27. 2. 9:10–10:45 A11, Fri 27. 3. 9:10–10:45 A11, Fri 24. 4. 9:10–10:45 A11, Fri 5. 6. 9:10–9:55 A11
Prerequisites
PHK1107 Social Philosophy
passing the course PH1107 Social and Political Philosophy
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
Conception of social philosophy and philosophy of history from the second half of the 19th century until present: Utopian socialism, Marxism, Positivism (Comte, Mill, Spencer), irrationalism (Nietzsche, Spengler), structuralism, theorie of post-industrial society, Fukuyama versus Huntington. Main objective of the course is to introduce students to theories studied in lecture, to situate concrete works in the social and historical context of their formation, and to understand their variants in contemporary conceptions of society.
Syllabus
  • 1. Utopianism
  • 2. Marxist conception of history
  • 3. Positivist approach to history (Comte, Mill)
  • 4. Irrationalism (Nietzsche a Spengler)
  • 5. Structuralist conception of history and a man
  • 6. Understanding of history, man, and society in the ecological philosophy
  • 7. History approached in the theory of post-industrial society (Bell, Toffler)
  • 8. Liberalism in the history and today (Hayek)
  • 9. Possible schemes of historical development and the restoration of belief in progress (Fukuyama)
  • Students will also discuss the systematic terms and questions, such as: revolution and evolution, nature and man, etc.
Literature
    required literature
  • HOLZBACHOVÁ, Ivana. Dějiny společenských teorií (History of Social Theories). 2. přepracované vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2000, 106 pp. ISBN 80-210-2357-0. info
    recommended literature
  • Nietzsche, Friedrich: O užitku a škodlivosti filozofie pro život (in Nečasové úvahy)
  • J. S. Mill: O svobodě
  • NAESS, Arne. Ekologie, pospolitost a životní styl :náčrt ekosofie. Edited by David Rothenberg, Translated by Jiří Hrubý. Vyd. 1. Tulčík: Abies, 1993, 310 s. ISBN 80-88699-09-6. info
  • HOLZBACHOVÁ, Ivana. Sociální filozofie : (antologie textů). Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 129 s. ISBN 8021005866. info
  • MARX, Karl and Friedrich ENGELS. Německá ideologie. 1, Feuerbach : protiklad materialistického a idealistického nazírání. Praha: Svoboda, 1952. info
  • COMTE, Auguste. Sociologie. Edited by Emanuel Chalupný, Translated by Rudolf Brejcha. Praha: Orbis, 1927, 466 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and homework.
Assessment methods
Final written test preconditioned by two papers based on primary literature related to the covered era.
Minimal requirements for the exam:
Marxist conception of history
Positivism and its representatives
Irrationalist approach to history
Structuralism and history
Theory of post-industrial society
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: celkem 12 hod. konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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