PH0244 Aristotle - "Second" Philosophy and Practical Scienses

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Josef Petrželka, Ph.D. (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
Wed 12:30–14:05 B2.23
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 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this lecture is to introduce the students to Aristotle's writings, especially to his natural and practical philosophy. Therefore, the main part of the lecture will deal with the content and importance of selected Aristotle's writings.

After the completion of the course, students should be able to:
orientate themselves in Aristotle's works and in his philosophical system.
Syllabus
  • 1. The position of natural and practical philosophy in Aristotle's system of knowledge.
  • 2. Aristotle's natural philosophy.
  • 3. Ethics and politics.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Fyzika. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Petr Rezek, 1996, 503 s. ISBN 80-86027-03-1. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. O nebi ; O vzniku a zániku. Edited by Aristotelés. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Pravda, 1985, 275 s. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Člověk a příroda. Edited by Milan Mráz, Translated by Antonín Kříž. Praha: Svoboda, 1984. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. O duši. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 3., rozš. vyd. Praha: Rezek, 1996, 301 s. ISBN 809017969X. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Etika Níkomachova. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Rezek, 1996, 493 s. ISBN 80-901796-7-3. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Magna moralia. Edited by Antonín Kříž - Petr Rezek. 2. vyd. Praha: Rezek, 2010, 135 s. ISBN 8086027341. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Politika. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 2. vyd. Praha: Rezek, 1998, 499 s. ISBN 80-86027-10-4. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Athénská ústava. Translated by Pavel Oliva. 1. vyd. Praha: Baset, 2004, 173 s. ISBN 8073400618. info
  • GRAESER, Andreas. Řecká filosofie klasického období : sofisté, Sókratés a sokratikové, Platón a Aristotelés. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2000, 445 s. ISBN 807298019X. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and on-line presentations.
Assessment methods
The course will have the form of lecture. The oral exam will consist in a discussion about studied texts.
For the discussion the students have to study in detail one of Aristotle's works which will be dealt on lectures with. The students have to prepare a draft that can be used during the exam. Following the model of lecture, the students have to focus on:
a) summary of contents and description of its structure,
b) its position in the context of Aristotle´s thought,
c) methodological characteristics of Aristotle´s approach,
d) explication of interesting argumentative passages.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2018.
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