PHV326 Ancient Political Philosophy: Reading

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Josef Petrželka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Josef Petrželka, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:40 A11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 1/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The participants of the seminar have to select its concrete form (viz. variants described in ELF). In first place, it is choice between the intepretative and the "lecture" form of the seminar. In the latter form, the aim is to cultivate the ability to give lectures about special problems, in the former one the aim is to understand the ancient political thought.
The following books will be read: Plato`s The Republic, alternatively Plato's Laws and Aristotle`s Politics as well.
Learning outcomes
Depending on the chosen variant, after the completion of the course, students should be able to:
- explain main topics of Plato's (and Aristotle's) political thinking;
- alternatively, explain special problems to the audience and judge the quality of spoken prezentation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Plato's Republic I. or Plato's Republic II.
  • 2. Plato's Republic II. or Plato's Republic III.
  • 3. Plato's Republic III. or Plato's Republic IV.
  • 4. Plato's Republic IV. or Plato's Republic V.
  • 5. Plato's Republic V. or Plato's Republic VI.
  • 6. Plato's Republic VI. or Plato's Laws III.
  • 7. Plato's Republic VII. or Plato's Laws V.
  • 8. Plato's Republic VIII. or Aristotle's Politics I.
  • 9. Plato's Republic IX. or Aristotle's Politics III.
  • 10. Plato's Republic X. or Aristotle's Politics VII-VIII.
Literature
    required literature
  • PLATÓN. Ústava. Translated by František Novotný - Emanuel Peroutka. 2. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1996, 359 s. ISBN 80-86005-28-3. info
    recommended literature
  • PLATÓN. Ústava. Translated by Radislav Hošek. Vydání první. Praha: Svoboda-Libertas, 1993, 523 stran. ISBN 8020503471. info
  • PLATÓN. Zákony. Translated by František Novotný. 2. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1997, 383 s. ISBN 80-86005-31-3. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Politika. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 2. vyd. Praha: Rezek, 1998, 499 s. ISBN 80-86027-10-4. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Politika :řecko-česky. Translated by Milan Mráz. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1999, 159 s. ISBN 80-86005-92-5. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Politika. Translated by Július Špaňár. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Pravda, 1988, 305 s. info
  • Platónova Ústava a Zákony :sborník příspěvků z platónského symposia konaného v Praze ve dnech 4.-5.dubna 1997. Edited by Aleš Havlíček, Translated by Štěpán Blahůšek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1999, 203 s. ISBN 80-86005-88-7. info
Teaching methods
Homework (reading) and prezentations in classes.
Assessment methods
The seminar is focused on reading of chosen texts. The written preparation is demanded for each lesson.
The condition for gaining the credit is completion of assignments for each lesson and the activity in classes depending on the chosen variant. The participation in the course is obligatory and forms a part of classification.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in three years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinovaná forma: 16 hodin/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024.
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