OV777 Philosophy for evryone

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Erika Vonková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mgr. Erika Vonková
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Erika Vonková
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Tue 11:00–11:50 učebna 78
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 10/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
Course objectives
The content of the course, which is called Philosophy for Everyone, are the so-called Thought Games. Aim of the course: To introduce thought games as one of the means of "work of the philosopher's mind".
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students find a way to specific philosophical thinking, finding out, describing and arguing in discussions through one of the means of philosophers - the philosophical game.
Syllabus
  • Introductory meeting: Philosophical questions. Philosophical dialogue as an exchange of arguments (not opinions). Efforts for understanding and intellectual clarity. Philosophical play as a way to specific philosophical reasoning, finding, describing and arguing in discussions. Themes of philosophical games: 1) Happiness 2) Knowledge 3) Me 4) Soul and brain 5) Space and time 6) God and faith 7) Freedom
Literature
    required literature
  • Bossard, Yves. Bez dneška by zítra nebylo včera.Praha: Ikar. 2016
Teaching methods
Debates
Assessment methods
Essay
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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