PH2106 Contemporary German Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Břetislav Horyna, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:35 A11 stara
Prerequisites
PH_SoZ Compreh. Exam. in Phil. || PROGRAM(N-PH) || PROGRAM(N-HS) || PROGRAM(N-SS)
Completion of History of philosophy I-VI
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
After the completion of the course the students will be able to: - understand the character of contemporary German philosophy, - explain the fundamental features of social and political philosophy in contemporary Germany, - delineate the major distinctions between particular thinkers and their understanding of social and political problems - social justice, democracy, equality, global inequality, the contribution of citizen to political power, civic society etc. - interpret rationally the conceptions of social philosophy of A. Honneth, U. Beck and P. Sloterdijk
Syllabus
  • 1. The character of social philosophy. 2. The place of social and political philosophy in the context of German philosophy. 3. The main proponents of contemporary social and political philosophy. 4. The main concepts of contemporary social philosophy. 5. The problem of recognition and justice according to A. Honneth 6. The sui juris citizen in the context of globalization (individual vs. supranational capital) 7. Democracy and global justice 8. Ulrich Beck - theory of Second Modernity 9. Risk society 10. The problem of power, national states and global order 11. P. Sloterdijk - inside capitalism 12. Social economic crisis as a crisis of neo-liberal system.
Literature
  • Sociální kritika v éře globalizace : odstraňování sociálně-ekonomických nerovností a konfliktů. Edited by Marek Hrubec, Translated by Martin Brabec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2008, 479 s. ISBN 9788070072868. info
  • BECK, Ulrich. Vynalézání politiky : k teorii reflexivní modernizace. Translated by Břetislav Horyna. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2007, 273 s. ISBN 9788086429649. info
  • Zbavovat se svéprávnosti : paradoxy současného kapitalismu. Edited by Axel Honneth. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2007, 330 s. ISBN 9788070072691. info
  • BECK, Ulrich. Riziková společnost : na cestě k jiné moderně. Translated by Otakar Vochoč. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2004, 431 s. ISBN 8086429326. info
  • HONNETH, Axel. Sociální filosofie a postmoderní etika. Edited by Josef Velek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 1996, 143 s. ISBN 80-7007-082-X. info
Teaching methods
lecture, discussion, written essay
Assessment methods
written essay, minimum 5 norm pages themes assigned or selected by students deadline two weeks before the date of exam, essays handed in later will be ignored oral exam in the form of discussion on the supplied essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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