PH1207 History of Philosophy IV - Modern Times

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marek Picha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:30–14:05 U25
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PH_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil. || PROGRAM(N-SS) || PROGRAM(N-MA)
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 main objective of the course is to acquaint students with the   key moments of early modern metaphysics, epistemology and methodology. At the end of the course the student will be able to explain the basic principles of the major philosophical conceptions of 17th and 18th century, can also adequately interpret the ideas and the arguments of significant philosophers of early modern era.
Syllabus
  • 1. Bacon
  • 2. Descartes
  • 3. Spinoza
  • 4. Leibniz
  • 5. Hobbes
  • 6. Locke
  • 7. Berkeley
  • 8. Hume
Literature
    required literature
  • BACON, Francis. Nové organon. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1974, 249 s. info
  • DESCARTES, René. Meditace o první filosofii ; Námitky a autorovy odpovědi. Edited by René Descartes, Translated by Petr Glombíček - Tomáš Marvan - Pav. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2003, 535 s. ISBN 807298084X. info
  • SPINOZA, Benedictus de. Etika. 2. vyd., v Dybbuku 1. Praha: Dybbuk, 2001, 268 s. ISBN 80-903001-0-3. info
  • LEIBNIZ, Gottfried Wilhelm. Monadologie a jiné práce. Edited by Milan Sobotka, Translated by Jindřich Husák. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1982, 175 s. URL info
  • LOCKE, John. Esej o lidském rozumu. Translated by Anna Dokulilová. Praha: Svoboda, 1984, 407 s. info
  • BERKELEY, George. Pojednání o základech lidského poznání, kde se zkoumají hlavní příčiny omylu a nesnází ve vědách, spolu s důvody skepticismu, ateismu a bezbožnosti. Translated by Jan Brdíčko. 2. vyd., v nakl. Svoboda 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1995, 172 s. ISBN 8020504796. info
  • HUME, David. Zkoumání lidského rozumu. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1972, 223 s. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, reading
Assessment methods
Type of instruction: lecture
Completion: colloquium will be awarded for successful completion of the final written test consisting of cca 30 multiple-choice questions, minimum pass level 51 %.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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Teacher's information
http://picha.webnode.com/filozofie/novoveka-filozofie/
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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