FF:PH1101 Introduction to Philosophy - Course Information
PH1101 Introduction to Philosophy
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2019
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. Dr. phil. Jakub Mácha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Dagmar Pichová, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Mon 16. 9. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 30. 9. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 7. 10. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 21. 10. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 4. 11. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 11. 11. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 18. 11. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 25. 11. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 2. 12. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 9. 12. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 16. 12. 10:00–11:40 C33
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- SOUHLAS
- 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
- there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The objective of the course is to introduce the character of the philosophical questioning through basic philosophical concepts and problems in the history of philosophy.
- Learning outcomes
- After the completion of the course the students will have become familiar with the basic philosophical concepts and the elementary problems of systematic philosophy; they will be able to apply fundamental philosophical literature and interpret some texts of primary literature; they will be able to form an independent piece of reasoning on an assigned topic.
- Syllabus
- Subject of philosophy, elements of work with philosophical literature, basic philosophical notions, subject of main philosophical disciplines, philosophy and myth, philosophy and science, philosophy and religion.
- Literature
- required literature
- BLECHA, Ivan. Filosofie :(základní problémy). 2. opr. a rozš. vyd. Olomouc: FIN, 1996, 271 s. ISBN 80-7182-032-6. info
- PEREGRIN, Jaroslav. Filozofie pro normální lidi. Illustrated by Luboš Bokštefl. Praha: Dokořán, 2008, 142 stran. ISBN 9788073631925. info
- recommended literature
- • Betrand Russell, Problémy filosofie, Čin, [1912] 1927, kap. 15 „Hodnota filosofie“.
- TVRDÝ, Josef. Úvod do filosofie. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Komenium, 1947, 197 s. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, class discussions.
- Assessment methods
- 1. Written essay "Why I dedided to study philosophy", 1800 characters, due to October 20.
2. class atttendance (max. 2 absences)
3. oral exam - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pouze pro studenty s imatrikulací do jaro 2019, včetně.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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