PH0108 Aristotle - A Survey of His Writings and Thought

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Josef Petrželka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 11:40–13:15 zruseno C21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this lecture is to introduce the students to Aristotle's writings and his philosophical system. Therefore, the main part of the lecture will deal with the content and importance of selected Aristotle's writings.

After the completion of the course, students should be able to:
orientate themselves in Aristotle's works and in his philosophical system.
Syllabus
  • 1. Aristotle and his period
  • 2. Logical writings
  • 3. Metaphysics
Literature
  • GRAESER, Andreas. Řecká filosofie klasického období : sofisté, Sókratés a sokratikové, Platón a Aristotelés. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2000, 445 s. ISBN 807298019X. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Organon. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 1. vyd. [Praha]: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1958, 75 s. URL info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Organon. Edited by Karel Berka, Translated by Antonín Kříž. 1. vyd. [Praha]: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1959, 63 s. URL info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Organon. Edited by Milan Mráz - Karel Berka, Translated by Antonín Kříž. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1975, 295 s. URL info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. O sofistických důkazech. Edited by Karel Berka, Translated by Antonín Kříž - Milan Mráz. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1978, 133 s. URL info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Metafyzika. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 2. vyd. Praha: Rezek, 2003, 579 s. ISBN 8086027198. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Fyzika. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Petr Rezek, 1996, 503 s. ISBN 80-86027-03-1. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. O nebi ; O vzniku a zániku. Edited by Aristotelés. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Pravda, 1985, 275 s. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. O duši. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 2. nezm. vyd. Praha: Rezek, 1995, 297 s. ISBN 80-901796-4-9. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Etika Níkomachova. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Rezek, 1996, 493 s. ISBN 80-901796-7-3. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Politika. Translated by Antonín Kříž. 2. vyd. Praha: Rezek, 1998, 499 s. ISBN 80-86027-10-4. info
  • ARISTOTELÉS. Poetika. Translated by Milan Mráz. Vyd. v Antické knihovně 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1996, 226 s. ISBN 8020502955. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and on-line presentations.
Assessment methods
The course will have the form of lecture. The oral exam will consist in a discussion about studied texts.
For the discussion the students have to study in detail one of Aristotle's works (the list can be completed or changed). The students have to prepare a draft that can be used during the exam. Following the model of lecture, the students have to focus on:
a) summary of contents and description of its structure,
b) its position in the context of Aristotle´s thought,
c) methodological characteristics of Aristotle´s approach,
d) explication of interesting argumentative passages.

The list of works:
The Metaphysics III-VI, The Metaphysics VII-IX + XII, Categories + On Interpretation, Prior Analytics, Posterior Analytics, Topics, Rhetoric, Poetics.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2018.
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