PHV366 TGM Philosophical Works: Reading

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Helena Pavlincová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Helena Pavlincová, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 B2.44
Prerequisites
Prerequisite for attending the course is an interest in a deeper cognition of the personage of T. G. Masaryk and his philosophical works.
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 aim of the course is to enable students to get acquainted with the personage and thinking of T. G. Masaryk in more detail and also to become acquainted on the basis of their own readings with his philosophical works, in which he dealt with specific problems of his time. The course will bring an important period of time in history, not only Czech philosophy, closer to students.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, a student: will prove his/her knowledge of at least two of Masaryk's works, will explain the circumstances of their origin and will be able to analyse their content and interpret the problems dealt with in them.
Syllabus
  • Life and work of TGM from the point of view of his biographers (Karel Čapek, Emil Ludwig, Anna Gašparíková-Horáková, Stanislav Polák).
  • Reading and analysis of Masaryk's works.
  • Suicide.
  • Modern man and religion.
  • Humanist ideals.
  • Struggle for religion.
Literature
    required literature
  • MASARYK, Tomáš Garrigue. Ideály humanitní : a texty z let 1901-1903. Edited by Michal Kosák. 1. vyd. Praha: Ústav T.G. Masaryka, 2011, 519 s. ISBN 9788086495644. info
  • MASARYK, Tomáš G. Moderní člověk a náboženství (Modern man and religion). Edited by Jan Zouhar, Helena Pavlincová and Jiří Gabriel. Praha: Masarykův ústav AV ČR a Ústav T.G. Masaryka, o.p.s., 2000, 224 pp. Spisy TGM, svazek 8. ISBN 80-902659-4-4. info
  • MASARYK, Tomáš Garrigue. Sebevražda hromadným jevem společenským moderní osvěty. 4. české vyd. Praha: Ústav T.G. Masaryka, 1998, 221 s. ISBN 8090197140. info
  • MASARYK, Tomáš Garrigue. V boji o náboženství. 3. vyd. Praha: Čin, 1947, 72 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • ČAPEK, Karel and Tomáš Garrigue MASARYK. Hovory s T.G. Masarykem. Edited by Jiří Opelík. Praha: Ústav T.G. Masaryka, 2013, 349 s. ISBN 9788087782033. URL info
  • LUDWIG, Emil. Duch a čin : rozmluvy s Masarykem. Translated by Jana Malínská - Anna Šašková Plasová. Praha: Ústav T.G. Masaryka, 2012, 326 s. ISBN 9788086495941. info
  • BRABEC, Jiří. Cesta a odkaz T.G. Masaryka : fakta, úvahy, souvislosti. Edited by Jarmila Lakosilová - Milena Hurtová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2002, 269 s. ISBN 8071066206. info
  • OPAT, Jaroslav. Filozof a politik T.G. Masaryk, 1882-1893 : příspěvek k životopisu. V Melantrichu 1. vyd. Praha: Melantrich, 1990, 469 s. ISBN 8070230444. info
Teaching methods
Seminar follows an individual preparation of students (reading of the assigned literature). After a professional exposition, students are encouraged to make an independent interpretation of selected texts and take part in a discussion.
Assessment methods
The course requires regular preparation and at least 75% seminar attendance. At the end of the course, there is a written exam consisting of assigned literature. After passing the exam, students get 'zápočet'.
Language of instruction
Czech
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