FVP:UVSRPHK018 Man and Society in Modern Phil - Course Information

UVSRPHK018 Man and Society in Modern Philosophy

Extent and Intensity

10/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: JUDr. Marie Sciskalová, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(K)

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

• Public Administration and Social Politics (programme FVP, VSSP)

Course objectives

The course introduces to philosophical perspectives of important social and political issues in the world today.The aim is to provide students with insight into the philosophical foundations of contemporary views of social issues, their typology, and thus equip students with the ability of deeper analysis and argumentation. The course is divided into three blocks.The first block provides an overview of key concepts of the subject, or the individual, and of the society, and their relationship formulated in the main philosophical currents of the 20th century.The second block focuses on ethical reflection of moral dilemmas of the contemporary world.The third block focuses on the development of Czech philosophy in the 20th century with an emphasis on the practical character of Czech philosophy.

Learning outcomes

Professional Knowledge
Students learn to understand the basic social and political problems of the contemporary world, especially from the perspective of major philosophical standpoints.Students will be able to locate in the standpoints the thematization of the relationship between the individual and society.They will be able to understand the differences among these studied approaches to this relationship, with respect to the assumptions underlying them.
Professional Skills:
Based on the gained knowledge, students are able to distinguish basic philosophical approaches of the 20th century to the issues of the society and of the individual.This orientation allows students to identify and analyze the assumptions underlying the current politico-philosophical and political discourse.
General Qualification:
Students acquire basic knowledge and overview of the basic philosophical approaches to the issue of the individual and his place in society.They will also gain ability to bind abstract philosophical principles with more specific consequences in terms of political philosophy.

Syllabus

• Block I.
• 1.(Neo) Marxism of the 20th century as a diagnosis of social problems of modern times.
• 2.Modern liberalism as the antithesis of Marxism.
• 3.Phenomenology and issues of lifeworld of man (E. Husserl and followers).
• 4.From phenomenology to the philosophy of human existence (M. Heidegger).
• 5.M. Foucault and the theory of power subjectification.
• 6.The linguistic turn in philosophy of the 20th century, the implications for thinking about man and society.
• Block II.
• 7.Postmodern ethics and the problem of value relativism.
• 8.Environmental ethics and environmental problems of the contemporary world.
• 9.Issues of legitimacy of late capitalism (theory of justice of J. Rawls, critical theory presented by J. Habermas).
• Block III.
• 10.Czech philosophy in the first half of the 20th century (T.G. Masaryk, J.L. Fischer).
• 11.Czech philosophy in the second half of the 20th century (J. Patočka, K. Kosík, Z.Fišer - E. Bondy).
• 12.Reflection of issues of the contemporary world in Czech philosophy at the turn of the 21st Century (J. Šmajs, E. Kohák, V. Bělohradský and others).

Literature

required literature
• CORETH, Emerich. Filosofie 20. století. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc s.r.o., 2006. ISBN 80-7182-209-4.
• JANÁK, Dušan. Člověk a společnost v soudobé filosofii. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě, 2011. Elektronická studijní opora.
• KIVISTO, Peter. Social Theory: Roots and Branches. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. 5 vydání. ISBN 0199937125.
• PETŘÍČEK, Miroslav. Úvod do současné filozofie. Praha: Herrmann & synové, 1999. ISBN 978808003305.
• HARRINGTON, Austin a kol. Moderní sociální teorie. Praha: Portál, 2006. ISBN 80-7367-093-3.

recommended literature
• DREYFUS, Hubert L.; RABINOW, Paul. Michel Foucault: za hranicemi strukturalismu a hermeneutiky. Praha: Herman a synové, 2009. ISBN 978-80-87054-20-8.
• RAKOWSKI, Roman, FEBER, Jaromír. Člověk a mravní odpovědnost. In: Pojmy a jejich hranice: reflexe proměny člověka ve společenských vědách. Ostrava: VŠB-Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2016. s. 17-29, ISBN 978-80-248-3996-7.
• FOUCAULT, Michel. Jak bránit společnost. Praha: Filosofia, 2006. ISBN 80-7007-221-0.
• FOUCAULT, Michel a Noam CHOMSKY. Člověk, moc a spravedlnost. Praha: Intu, 2005. ISBN 80-903355-3-5.

Assessment methods

Prerequisite for admission to the examination is active participation in seminars (knowledge of regularly assigned literature on each topic and discussion of it in seminars) and written elaboration of a seminar presentation.Written exam verifies basic understanding of the content of instruction.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Instruction in person is conducted through a system of consultations on selected topics.The part-time study material is accessible in an e-learning course environment at the e-portal http://elearning.fvp.slu.cz/, where various individual tutorials are conducted according to the subject matter overview and under the guidance of the instructor.This environment also provides students individual consultations of selected problematic units.Electronic study material with assignments is determined and prepared.

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