UHVD3049 Philosophy of History I.

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Robert Antonín, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Robert Antonín, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is designed for students of history, museology and archeology. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the philosophical conception of history in the history of philosophy and historiography. Philosophy of History I. deals with historically philosophical concepts before the constitution of the philosophy of history as a separate discipline - ends with the formation of natural law theory and ahistorical conception of the social contract in the 17th century. Highlights: cyclic and linear theory, the theory of decay, regularity in history, eschatology, periods of history. The secondary object of the Philosophy of History II.
Syllabus
  • 1. History of philosophy and philosophy of history, historical thinking and related disciplines (practical philosophy, philosophy of law and justice, social philosophy), a sense of history, ethos history
    2. Mythological reflection, time and space in mythology
    3. The cyclical model of time in ancient philosophy
    4. Historical philosophical tendencies of ancient historiography (Herodotus, Thucydides)
    5. Aristotle and Polybius
    6. The Judeo-Christian concept of time providencialistické and eschatological concept in the Middle Ages
    7. Augustine's theology of history, augustianismus
    8. Trinitarian eschatology Joachim da Fiore
    9. The concept of historical events in humanist historiography (Machiavelli, Guicciardini)
    10. Mechanismus social events in the philosophy of the 16th and 17 Century (Grotius, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Ricken, F. Antická filosofie. Olomouc 2000. info
  • M. Sobotka - M. Znoj - J. Moural. Dějiny novověké filosofie od Descarta po Hegela. Praha 1994. info
  • Walter Brugger (a kol.). Filosofický slovník. Praha 1994. (pojmový slovník, v závěru náčrt dějin filozofie). info
  • Armstrong, A. H. (ed.). Filosofie pozdní antiky. Praha 2002. info
  • H. Holzley - W. Röd. Filosofie 19. a 20. století II. Novokantovství, idealismus, realismus a fenomenologie. Praha 2006. info
  • Gérad Durozoi, André Roussel. Filozofický slovník. Praha 1994. (jmenný i pojmový, doplněný českými hesly). info
  • Patočka, J. Nejstarší řecká filosofie: filosofie v předklasickém údobí před sofistikou a Sókratem. Praha 1996. info
  • Graeser, A. Řecká filosofie klasického období. Praha 2000. info
  • Julian Nida-Rümelin. Slovník současných filosofů. Praha 2001 (v podstatě jmenný slovník nejvýznamnějších filozofů 20. století). info
  • de Libera, A. Středověká filosofie. Praha 2001. info
  • Anzenbacher, A. Úvod do etiky. Praha 1994. info
  • Anzenbacher, A. Úvod do filosofie. Praha 1990. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* Knowledge of key concepts and problems (written test)
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016.
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