PG12A22 Philosophy I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Zdeňka Jastrzembská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jiří Svoboda, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ivana Klusáková
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:10–15:45 B2.13
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 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to present, by means of the history of philosophy, the character and development of the philosophical questioning.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student will be able to: - explain the character of the philosophical questioning and its relation to other approaches to the world (science, art, religion); - define the basic concepts and problems of the main philosophical disciplines (ontology, epistemology, ethics); - identify the leading figures and doctrines of the Western philosophical tradition from classical antiquity to the early modern era.
Syllabus
  • The origin of philosophy and the nature of philosophical questioning
  • Concepts and problems of major philosophical disciplines
  • Philosophy in the Ancient Greek and Hellenism
  • Philosophy in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
  • The Reformation of Knowledge at the beginning of the Early modern era
Literature
    required literature
  • BLECHA, Ivan. Filosofie :(základní problémy). 2. opr. a rozš. vyd. Olomouc: FIN, 1996, 271 s. ISBN 80-7182-032-6. info
  • PEREGRIN, Jaroslav. Filozofie pro normální lidi. Illustrated by Luboš Bokštefl. Praha: Dokořán, 2008, 142 stran. ISBN 9788073631925. info
  • TRETERA, Ivo. Nástin dějin evropského myšlení : od Thaléta k Rousseauovi. 4. vyd. Praha: Paseka, 2002, 374 s. ISBN 807185171X. info
    recommended literature
  • FLOSS, Pavel. Proměny vědění. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1987, 380 s. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Written test (an ongoing one and a final one)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, 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 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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