PH0115 Plato's Theory of Ideas

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
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 10:50–12:25 B2.43
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 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/100, only registered: 0/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The lecture deals with the central point of Plato's philosophy - with his Ideas. It will show Plato's texts in which he describes the Ideas, offer a systematic explanation of that point and explain Aristotle's critique of Plato's Ideas as well.

After the completion of the course, students should be able to: explain meaning and main items of Plato's theory of Ideas.
Syllabus
  • 1. Plato's ideas about the Ideas.
  • 2. The structure of the realm of ideas.
  • 3. The relationship of ideas and particulars (the third man problem).
  • 4. How are we to recognize ideas?
  • 5. Aristotle's critique of Plato's Ideas (Metaphysics).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • THEIN, Karel. Vynález věcí : o Platónově hypotéze idejí. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2008, 515 s. ISBN 9788070072783. info
  • Idea a třetí muž. Edited by Petr Rezek. Praha: [Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku], 1993. ISBN 80-85241-38-2. info
  • Idea, hypotéza a otázka : k Platónově teorii idejí. 1. vyd. Praha: Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku, 1991, lO9 s. info
  • GADAMER, Hans-Georg. Idea dobra mezi Platónem a Aristotelem. Translated by Jan Šindelář - Filip Karfík. 1. vyd. Praha: Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku, 1994, 114 s. ISBN 80-85241-46-3. info
  • PLATÓN. Sofistés. Translated by František Novotný. Čtvrté, opravené vydání. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2009, 95 stran. ISBN 9788072981625. info
  • PLATÓN. Timaios ;Kritias. 3. opr. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2008, 127 s. ISBN 80-86005-07-0. info
  • PLATÓN. Faidón. Translated by František Novotný. 6., opr. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2005, 107 s. ISBN 8072981587. info
  • PLATÓN. Symposion. 6. opr. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2005, 85 s. ISBN 8072981390. info
  • PLATÓN. Ústava. Translated by František Novotný. 4., opr. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2005, 427 s. ISBN 8072981420. info
  • PLATÓN. Parmenidés. 2. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1996, 92 s. ISBN 80-86005-02-X. info
  • PLATÓN. Filébos. 3. opr. vyd. Praha: ISE, 1994, 100 s. ISBN 80-85241-35-8. info
  • PLATÓN. Faidros. 4. opr. vyd. Praha: ISE, 1993, 85 s. ISBN 80-85241-33-1. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, on-line texts.
Assessment methods
Oral exam. Its subject will be discussion about:
1. one Plato's dialogue student will choose from the list in ELF and one special paper from another list.
2. main terms and problems of the topics of that course.

The details about the exam in the ELF (https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2, key for the enrolment is "ideje_2017").

The conditions for completion are the same for the full-time students as well as for the students of combined form.
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/fil/antika/ideje/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2013.
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