POL702 History of Political Ideas

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ing. Ondřej Císař, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Dufek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ing. Ondřej Císař, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ivona Tolarová
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
there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to get the students acquainted with the most important political philosophers and their contributions to political thinking. The students will be introduced to key concepts of Western political philosophy. It is necessary that the students follow the program of readings specified in this syllabus.
Syllabus
  • 1. week The students get familiar with the syllabus. Consultation 2. week Study program: Political philosophy before Plato, Socrates, and Plato. Reading: see below. 3. week Study program: Aristotle, political philosophy after Aristotle and Roman political thinking. Reading: see below. 4. week Study program: Christian political thinking, the fathers of the church (Augustine) and scholastics (Thomas Aquinas). Reading: see below. 5. week Study program: The dawn of the modern age: Machiavelli. Reading: see below. 6. week Study program: Social contract theories (Hobbes and Locke). Reading: see below. 7. week Study program: Enlightenment in France, Montesquieu and Rousseau. Reading: see below. 8. week Study program: Enlightenment and deontology (Kant). Reading: see below. 9. week Study program: Conservatism (Burke). Reading: see below. 10. week Study program: Revolutionary humanism (Marx). Reading: see below. 11. week Study program: Modernity and the politics of the 20th century (Weber) Reading: see below. Consultation Deadline for the essay! 12. week The students are supposed to finish compulsory readings. 13. week The students start preparation for the final examination.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Kurs je ukončen zkouškou. Podmínkou připuštění k testu je odevzdání seminární práce (délka 10-12 normostran). Délka testu - 60 minut. Podoba testu: čtyři otázky týkající se probíraných témat. Odpovědi budou hodnoceny na škále 0-5 bodů (maximum je tedy 20 bodů). Minimum pro úspěšné zakončení kursu je 12 bodů.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Určeno pouze pro studenty imatrikulačního ročníku 2003/04 a starší
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.
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