LJMgrB31 Etique of the civilizations of Antiquity I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 3. 10. 16:00–17:40 D21, Wed 17. 10. 16:00–17:40 D21, Wed 31. 10. 16:00–17:40 D21, Wed 14. 11. 16:00–17:40 D21, Wed 28. 11. 16:00–17:40 D21, Wed 12. 12. 16:00–17:40 D21
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 75 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/75, only registered: 0/75, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/75
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Course objectives
At the end of this course the studenti will have a knowledge and a broader understanding of the stable values of the ancient Near East, India and China and their changes in the so-called transitory periods of history; he will have the knowledge of the relatives of ancient man to the civilisation and nature; this includes also comparison of the contemporary values with those of the Antiquity; to examine the basis of the modern scale of ethic values; he will be able to discuss the importance of ethic heir of oldest ancient civilisations
Syllabus
  • 1) Cosmic order and its representation in the sources of the Ancient Near East.
  • 2) State and law in the Ancient Mesopotamia.
  • 3) Differencies and analogies between Mesopotamia and Egypt.
  • 4) Religions of the two civilizations and their reflection in the human relationship.
  • 5) The oldest European civilizations in the Antiquity and their relationships to the civilizations of the Ancient Near East.
  • 6) Old Testament and the heritage of other civilizations of the Ancient Near East.
  • 7) Values of the transitory epoch (the Dark Ages of Greek history).
  • 8) Values of the consolidation period (the Archaic Period of Greek history).
  • 9) Duties and virtues of a Greek citizen.
  • 10) Constitutions of Greek poleis, their merits and deficiencies.
  • 11) Religion and philosophy, ritual and rationality.
  • 12) Ethics of the cosmic order and the problem of ancient slavery.
  • 13) Hellenism and globalization. The importance of some ethic values of the Ancient Near East and of the Classical Antiquity for the contemporary society.
Literature
  • Bible., S.Z. (Unif.)(Souvis.) : Bible dnes a pro nás : Starý zákon : É Palaia Diathéké kata tous evdomékonta. T. 1 : É Palaia Diathéké kata tous evdomékonta. T. 2 : Leksika Istoričeskoj Palei : The Lion story Bible. Pt. 1, Twenty stories from the Old Tes. info
  • Predsokratovci a Platón (Variant.) : Antológia z diel filozofov. 1, Predsokratovci a Platón : Antológia z diel filozofov. 1, Predsokratovci a Platón [Epocha, 1970]. info
  • Světová náboženství. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny. info
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila, Zdeněk MĚŘÍNSKÝ and Aleš HOMOLA. Stěhování národů a východ Evropy (The great migration of people and the East of Europe). I. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2006, 525 pp. Hitorica. ISBN 80-7021-787-1. info
  • Egyptská kniha mrtvých : kapitoly o vycházení z hmotného světa do bezbřehé záře. Translated by Jaromír Kozák. Praha: Eminent, 2002, s. 248-487. ISBN 807281091X. info
  • KYSUČAN, Lubor. Na zlomu času : devět zastavení na konci starověku a druhého tisíciletí. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1997, 98 s. ISBN 8070677740. info
  • HOMÉROS. Ílias. Translated by Otmar Vaňorný. Vyd. 10. Praha: Rezek, 1996, 177 s. ISBN 80-86027-05-8. info
  • KUŤÁKOVÁ, Eva, Jana ZACHOVÁ and Václav MAREK. Moudrost věků : Lexikon latinských výroků, přísloví a rčení. Praha: Svoboda-Libertas, 1994, 679 s. ISBN 802050401X. info
  • STROUHAL, Eugen. Život starých Egypťanů. Photo by Werner Forman. 3. vyd. Londýn: Opus Publishing, 1994, 280 s. info
  • FROMM, Erich. Mít nebo být? Edited by Zdeněk Janík, Translated by Vlastislava Žihlová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Naše vojsko, 1992, 170 s. ISBN 8020601813. info
  • HÉSIODOS. Zpěvy železného věku (Zrození bohů, Práce a dny, Štít, Soutěž Homéra a Hésioda). Přeložila Julie Nováková. Praha: Svoboda, 1990. Prémie Antické knihovny. ISBN 80-205-0127-4. info
  • KLÍMA, Josef. Nejstarší zákony lidstva : Chammurapi a jeho předchůdci. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1979, 382 s. URL info
  • Mýty staré Mezopotámie : sumerská, akkadská a chetitská literatura na klínopisných tabulkách. Translated by Blahoslav Hruška. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1977, 371 s. URL info
  • KLÍMA, Josef. Lidé Mezopotámie : cestami dávné civilizace a kultury při Eufratu a Tigridu. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1976, 333 s. URL info
  • LEXA, František. Enseignements moraux généraux des anciens Égyptiens. V Praze: nákladem Filosofické fakulty University Karlovy, 1929, 124 s. info
  • LEXA, František. Enseignements moraux généraux des anciens Égyptiens. V Praze: nákladem Filosofické fakulty University Karlovy, 1926, 97 s. URL info
  • PLATÓN. Ústava [Platon, 1921]. Translated by František Novotný. 1. vyd. Praha: Jan Laichter, 1921, 404 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures (two hours per week), class discussion
Assessment methods
Essay (3-5 pages) focusing on chosen topic related to the topics of lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
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