VIKBA08 Philosophy 1

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ivana Holzbachová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zdeněk Kadlec, Dr.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marie Hradilová
Timetable
Fri 7:30–9:05 C11
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
Selected problematic field in the history of European Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy (Presocratics, anthroplogical turn; Socrates and Sophists, systematics: Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic Philosophy). Patristic and Scholastic Philosophy (Augustine, Thomas, problem of universals). Renaissance Philosophy (philosophy of nature, social philosophy; Machiavelli; religious Reform Philosophy). Early-Modern Philosophy (rationalism: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz; empiricism: Bacon, Locke, Hume). Enlightenment (Voltaire, Rousseau). Classic German idealism (Kant, Fichte, Schelling, Hegel).
Syllabus
  • What is philosophy?
  • Ancient philosophy
  • Medieval philosophy
  • Renaissance philosophy
  • Early-Modern philosophy: rationalism and Empiricism
  • Enlightenment
  • Classic German philosophy
Literature
  • Ivana Holzbachová: Dějiny společenských teorií
  • H. G. Störig: Malé dějiny filozofie
Teaching methods
The course is offered in form of lectures.
Assessment methods
The credicts will be gained according to the quality of an essay (min. 5400 characters) based on a philosophical text chosen from the proposed list.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010.
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