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Lecturer(s)
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Macháček Ivan, doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Neuner Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1.Beginning of Czech philosophy - Scholastic (Jan Hus, Peter Chelčický). Humanism (John Amos Comenius). Enlightment (Bernard Bolzano). Analysis of the selected historical and theoretical topics 2.Ethics ( Jan Blahoslav Kozák, Jiřina Popelová, Jan Patočka, Milan Machovec). 3.Epistemology (Jan Patočka, František Krejčí, Karel Kosík). 4.Philosophy of science (Emanuel Radl, Tomas Garique Masaryk, Ladislav Tondl). 5.Logic (Bernard Bolzano, Otakar Zich, Pavel Tichý, Pavel Materna). 6.Philosophy of religion (Josef Tvrdý, Josef Hromádka, Jan Heller, Otakar Funda). 7.Aesthetics ( Josef Durdík, Jan Mukařovský, Jaroslav Volek ).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Group discussion, Individual study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Seminar
- Individual project (40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 32 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 72 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills except for ability to communicate in English |
| learning outcomes |
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| Students will be able to define and describe basic philosophical conception of Czech republic. They will distinguish the contribution of czech personalities to the european intelectual, social and cultural context. They will analyze and compare philosophical attitudes and ideas czech authors on the basis of reading original and secondary literature. |
| teaching methods |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Group discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| assessment methods |
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| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Craig, Edward. Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy. vol. 2, Brahman to Derrida. 1st pub. London : Routledge, 1998. ISBN 0415-18707-9 (vol.
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Demjančuk, Nikolaj. Czechs and Europe. Pilsen : University of West Bohemia, 2006. ISBN 80-7043-525-9.
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