ESA142 Philosophy for Aesthetics II.

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Řehulková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Philosophy as an analysis of ontologic, metaphysical, ethical, artistic, aesthetical, logical problems. Discussion of chosen arguments, concepts, superstitions. Approach to philosophy in terms of criticism of its arguments. An introdiction of philosophy al a vital branch dealing with moral, society, culture, knowledge, being, art, God, and nature.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- orientation in the history of philosophy from an aesthetic point of view
- to formulate and explain the main ideas of bacis philosophical theories
- to characterize the thinking of the major personalities of the history of philosophy
Syllabus
  • Ontologic proof of God, discussion. Cosmologic proof of God, discussion. Ontologic statut of universals. Poppers three realms. What is logic about. What is metaphysics. Concept of objectivity. Philosophy as history of itself. Postmodernism. Sokals affair. Analytic philosophy versus phenomenology. Machiavelli and/or politics. Value of works of art.
Literature
  • A short history of modern philosophy : from Descartes to Wittgenstein (Orig.) : Krátké dějiny novověké filosofie. info
  • PEREGRIN, Jaroslav. Filozofie pro normální lidi. Illustrated by Luboš Bokštefl. Praha: Dokořán, 2008, 142 stran. ISBN 9788073631925. info
  • PETŘÍČEK, Miroslav. Úvod do (současné) filosofie : [11 improvizovaných přednášek]. 4., upr. vyd. Praha: Herrmann & synové, 1997, 178 s. info
  • HARE, R. M., Jonathan BARNES and Henry CHADWICK. Zakladatelé myšlení : [Platón, Aristoteles, Augustinus]. Translated by Karel Berka. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1994, 315 s. ISBN 8020503633. info
  • PEREGRIN, Jaroslav. Logika ve filosofii, filosofie v logice : historický úvod do analytické filosofie. Praha: Herrmann a synové, 1992, 124 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures which requires homework preparation in reading the assigned study literature. After teacher's presentation of the general and particular features of the subject, students are guided to interpretation of the chosen extracts, and class discussions follow.
Assessment methods
Ending: written test consists of knowledge from lectures and assign literature. In consist of 5 open questions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: test na základě látky přednášek a zadané literatury
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen výhradně pro posluchače bakalářského oboru/programu Estetika, nebo navazujícího oboru/programu Estetika a evropská kulturní studia
The course is also listed under the following terms 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 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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