PH0212 Ancient Neo-Platonism

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Vojta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
each odd Wednesday 17:30–19:05 C31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminary is aimed to introduce the final phase of Ancient thought, its relations with the earlier philosophies, and the influence into the latter development of philosophy. The participants will also inquire the modern secondary literature, as well as the works of the ancient authors (Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblich, and Proklos). Proclus Diadochus will be studied more thoroughly.
The main objectives of the course are the following:
Familiarisation with the evolution of the Greek idealist philosophy;
The survey of the development of the school;
The display of the main stimuli for the next development of philosophy;
Acquirement of the basic philosophical terminology of the Neo-platonism (in Czech, Old-Greek, and English)
At the end of this course students should be able to:
understand and explain the development of Ancient idealist philosophy of Platonic type;
interpret the philosophical texts of the most important Neo-platonic philosophers;
formulate the philosophical attitude of the Ancient Neo-platonic style
Syllabus
  • Introduction (sources, literature, terminology)
  • Historical background
  • Forerunners of the Neo-platonism
  • Plotinus
  • Porphyry of Tyre
  • Iamblich
  • Iulian the August
  • Proclus Diadochus
  • Proclus` Afterlife
  • Plato and the Neo-platonism
Literature
  • Filosofie pozdní antiky : od staré Akademie po Jana Eriugenu : The Cambridge history of later Greek and early medieval philosophy (Orig.). Edited by Arthur Hilary Armstrong. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2002, 675 s. ISBN 80-7298-53-. info
  • HADOT, Pierre. Plótinos, čili, Prostota pohledu. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1993, 97 s. ISBN 80-85241-55-2. info
  • Karfík, F.: Plótínova matefysika svobody, Oikúmené Praha 2003
  • PORFYRIOS. Život Pýthagorův [Porfyrios] (Obsaž.) : Pýthagoras ze Sámu. info
  • Iulianus Augustus: Hostina císařů (přel. V. Prach), 1948
  • Porfyrios: Úvod k Aristotelovým Kategoriím (přel. M. Mráz), in FČ XVIII/1970, pp. 971-987
  • Iamblichos: O mysteriích egyptských (přel. Jar. Matoušek), Praha 1992
  • PLÚTARCHOS. O delfském E. Translated by Radek Chlup. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1995, 219 s. info
  • PLÓTÍNOS. Sestry duše. Translated by Petr Rezek. Praha: Rezek, 1995, 165 s. ISBN 80-901796-3-0. info
  • PLÓTÍNOS. Věčnost, čas a duch. Translated by Petr Rezek. Praha: Rezek, 1995, 165 s. ISBN 80-901796-5-7. info
  • PLÓTÍNOS. Dvě pojednání o kráse. Translated by Petr Rezek. Praha: Rezek, 1994, 139 s. ISBN 80-901796-2-2. info
  • PORFYRIOS. Jeskyně nymf. Translated by Jaroslav Matoušek, Edited by Jaroslav Matoušek. V Olomouci: Per Agrum, 1993, 69 s. ISBN 80-901441-1-X. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, homework (interpretation, and abstract of the text), discussion
Assessment methods
Lecture with discussions on studied themes
Written preconditionings for each lecture (e-form; Homework Vault)
Colloquium in the form of oral exam, or essay, or translation of some scientific article from foreign language (depending on the choice of student); the student shall perform the colloquium if and only if his/her attendance is satisfactory, and with the written preconditionings fulfilled.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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