LJMedC09 Individual Reading: Philosophical and Moral Texts

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucie Mazalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petra Mutlová, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
LJBcZk Bachelor's State Exam || OBOR(LJU) || OBOR(LLS) || (OBOR(LJ) && TYP_STUDIA(N))
LJBcZk Bc. státní zkouška || OBOR ( LJU ) || OBOR ( LLS ) || ( OBOR ( LJ ) && TYP_STUDIA ( N ))
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
The aim of the course is to check whether students themselves are able to understand selected passages from the Latin works which deal with philosophic or moral themes.
Learning outcomes
The students should be able to understand the literary and historical context of the Latin works written by Boethius, Seneca and Abelard and translate selected passages from these works (see Course Contents) into Czech language. The students are able to interpret linguistic and contentual details (especially philosophical aspects) of these works.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the literary and historical context of the works written by Boethius, Seneca and Abelard
  • Reading and translation:
  • Boethius: De consolatione philosophiae: I,1 – carm.V; III, carm. IX
  • Seneca: Ad Lucilium 1, 16, 47
  • Petr Abaelard: Historia calamitatum, s. 63–82
  • Interpretation of linguistic, philosophical and other contentual aspects of the mentioned works
Literature
    required literature
  • Boëthius, Anitius Manlius Torquatus Severinus, and Claudio Moreschini. De Consolatione Philosophiae ;: Opuscula Theologica. Editio altera. Monachii: K.G. Saur, 2005.
  • Seneca a Hense, Otto, ed. Ad Lucilium epistularum moralium quae supersunt. Leipzig: Teubner, 1898. XL, 622 s. Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana. 1 - A. L. Annaei Senecae opera quae supersunt; Vol. 3.
  • Abélard, Pierre. Historia Calamitatum. Paris: Librairie philosophique J. Vrin, 1967.
    recommended literature
  • SENECA, Lucius Annaeus. Výbor z listů Luciliovi. Translated by Bohumil Ryba. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1969. 282 s
  • SENECA. Briefe an Lucilius über Ethik. Edited by Franz Loretto. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam jun., 2005, 96 s. ISBN 3150021340. info
Teaching methods
The course is not being taught in the standard form, but through the consultations during which the students solve the actual problems and answer the questions concerning the text prescribed for translation.
Assessment methods
The exam consists in translation of the chosen passages from Latin into Czech language and in ability to interpret linguistic and contentual (especially philosophical) aspects of these passages. The examination is oral, students have time for preparing the translation. The examination takes place in the examination period as well as during the semester (it is necessary to make appointment personally or by e-mail).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022.
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