PH1205 Philosophy of History

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Daniel Špelda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
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
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the main ideas of philosophy of history from the classical Antiquity to the present time. The main attention is paid to the big system of philosophy of history in 18th and 19th centuries. After completing the course, students will be able to enumerate the main movements and their representatives. Further, they will be able to present the most influential concepts and to explain their justification, motivation and deficiencies.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, a student will be able to present the main theories that emerged in the history of philosophy of history and to explain their main ideas; a student understands the importance of philosophy of history and will be able to critically consider their ideological dangers.
Syllabus
  • 1) The ancient philosophy of history
  • 2) The Christian and medieval philosophy of history: eschatology
  • 3) The Enlightenment philosophy of history: Voltaire, Turgot, Condorcet
  • 4) Kant
  • 5) Vico
  • 6) Hegel
  • 7) Marx
  • 8)Positivism
  • 9) Spengler
  • 10) The criticism of Philosophy of history in the 20th century:
  • 11) The end of the history: post-histoire, postmodernism
  • 12) Contemporary philosophy of history (civilizations, technooptimism)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SCHLOSSBERGER, Matthias. Geschichtsphilosophie. Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2013, 269 stran. ISBN 9783050064543. info
  • A companion to the philosophy of history and historiography. Edited by Aviezer Tucker. First published. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, xii, 563. ISBN 9781405149082. info
  • HOLZBACHOVÁ, Ivana. Filozofie dějin : problémy a perspektivy. 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2004, 295 stran. ISBN 8021035935. info
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  • BREITENSTEIN, Peggy H. Die Befreiung der Geschichte : Geschichtsphilosophie als Gesellschaftskritik nach Adorno und Foucault. Frankfurt: Campus, 2013, 325 s. ISBN 9783593395982. info
  • DOKULIL, Miloš. Post-dějinná racionalita, aneb(o) konec dějin? (Post-historical racionality, or the end of history?). In Jan Patočka, Češi a Evropa. 1st ed. Brno: MU, 2000, p. 41-54. ISBN 80-210-2483-6. info
  • KLEINGELD, Pauline. Geschichtsphilosophie bei Kant : Rekonstruktion und Analyse : proefschrift. Leiden: [s.n.], 1994, 239 s. info
  • DOKULIL, Miloš. Filosofií dějin k dějinám filosofie. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1992, 180 s. ISBN 8021004185. info
  • SCHAEFFLER, Richard. Einführung in die Geschichtsphilosophie. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1973, 245 s. ISBN 3534055918. info
Teaching methods
The course has a form of lecture.
Assessment methods
Written colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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