FVP:UVSRPVN108 A Human Being and Society in P - Course Information

UVSRPVN108 A Human Being and Society in Present Philosophy

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies 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

• Public Administration and Social Policy (programme FVP, N6731-SPSP)

Course objectives

This course introduces philosophical views on important social and political issues of the modern world. An interpretative point of comparison of different approaches (philosophy of language, Marxism vs. Liberalism, postmodern philosophy, feminist philosophy, etc.) is the concept of the subject, individual, society and their relationship. The issue also follows the development of Czech philosophy in the 20th century. The aim is to provide the philosophical foundations of contemporary views on social issues, their typology and framework for deeper analysis and argumentation.

Syllabus

• 1st (Neo) Marxism of the 20th century as a diagnosis of social problems of modern times
  2nd Modern liberalism as the antithesis of Marxism
  3rd Phenomenology and the problem of human life (E. Husserl and followers)
  4th From phenomenology to the philosophy of human existence ( M. Heidegger )
  5th Psychologism in philosophy. The importance of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud's critique of concept of subject
  6th M. Foucault and theory of subjectivisation of power. The theory of historical development and the development of knowledge
  7th Contribution of feminism to overcoming the Modern Age Concept of the subject as a subject of universal
  8th Man in postmodern society: J. F. Lyotard and his followers
  9th L. Wittgenstein and change to the language of philosophy in the 20th century, the consequences for thinking about man and society
  10th Czech philosophy in the first half of the 20th century (T. G. Masaryk, J. L. Fischer)
  11th Czech philosophy in the second half of the 20th century (J. Patocka, K. Kosik, Z. Fiser - E. Bondy)
  12th Reflection of problems of the contemporary world in Czech philosophy on the beginning of the 21st century (J. Šmajs, E. Kohák, V. Bělohradský and others)
  

Literature

required literature
• NAGL-DOCEKAL, H. Feministická filozofie: výsledky, problémy, perspektivy. Praha: SLON, 2007. info
• CORETH, E. Filosofie 20. století. Olomouc: Olomouc., 2006. info
• PETŘÍČEK, M. Úvod do současné filozofie. Praha: Hermann a synové, 1999. info
• KIS, J. (ed.). Současná politická filosofie. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1997. info
• BALLESTREM, K., OTTMANN, H. Politická filosofie 20. století. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1993. info

recommended literature
• HOLZBACHOVÁ, I. Dějiny společenských teorií. Brno: MU, 2000. info
• HONNETH, A. Sociální filozofie a postmoderní etika. Praha: Filosofia, 1996. info
• FUKUYAMA, F. The End of History and the Last Man. London: Penguin, 1992. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

A prerequisite for the exam is an active participation in seminars, studied literature for each topic and the discussion at the seminar, essay and its presentation. The written test will examine basic understanding of the topic.

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