PV24TK004 Introduction to Philosophy

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2025
Extent and Intensity
10/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 3. 10. 8:05–9:40 C308, Fri 17. 10. 8:05–9:40 C308, Fri 24. 10. 12:15–13:50 C311, Fri 21. 11. 13:05–14:40 C311, Fri 28. 11. 12:15–13:50 C205
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && 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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with important figures and the problem of the history of philosophy.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will have a basic overview of the history of philosophy, will know the basic philosophical disciplines and the basic strategies for responding to them.
Syllabus
1. Life in Ancient Greece  Greek philosophy as a step out of myth, man and society in Ancient Greece, the ancient concept of the individual and society or the private and public sphere; 2. The first philosophers - pre-Socratic philosophers; 3. Philosophers of the classical period I. - Socrates and the problem of the universal; 4. Philosophers of the classical period II. - Plato, Plato and the topicality of his philosophy; 5. Philosophers of the classical period III. - Aristotle and the topicality of his philosophy; 6. The beginnings of Christian Europe  Christian philosophy and its transformation of the concept of the individual; Reason and faith  two inseparable sources of medieval knowledge and their relationship; the importance of the connection between philosophy and theology for a non-instrumental understanding of the individual and society 7. Transformations of medieval thought  two of the most important anthropological concepts of the Middle Ages: Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, their political and philosophical consequences 8. The importance of the Renaissance and humanism in European history  the effort to overcome scholastic speculation by returning to the ancient source of European thought. The importance of analogy as an epistemological means and its use in the creation of ideal images of society on the example of the so-called consultations of J. A. Comenius 9. The modern change of the scientific paradigm  British empiricism and continental rationalism. 10. The Enlightenment and its anthropological optimism  I. Kant and his answer to the question: What is the Enlightenment? 11. Philosophy and ideology of the 19th century  their role in the changing European society: positivism, utilitarianism and Marxism; 12. Famous European emigrants  H. Arendt, L. Strauss  reaction to the horrors of war in the first half of the 20th century  return to the "lost treasures" of European tradition;
Literature
    required literature
  • POPPER, K. R. Otevřená společnost a její nepřátelé. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7298-272-1.
  • SLOVÁČEK, P. Základy filozofie. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě, 2017. Dostupné z: https://elearning.fvp.slu.cz/enrol/index.php?id=218.
  • STÖHRIG, H. J. Malé dějiny filosofie. Praha: Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2001. ISBN 80-7192-500-4. info
  • Bělohradský, V., Filosofovat ve věku vlastních světů. In Bělohradský, V., Společnost nevolnosti. Slon 2007, 2009, s. 31-42.
    recommended literature
  • STRAUSS, L. Obec a člověk. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7298-116-8.
  • SWIFT, A. Politická filozofie: základní otázky moderní politologie. Praha: Portál, 2005. ISBN 80-7178-859-7
  • HOLZHEY, H., RÖD, W. Filosofie 19. a 20. století II. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2006. ISBN 80-7298-178-1. info
  • RÖD, W. Novověká filosofie I: od Francise Bacona po Spinozu. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2006. ISBN 80-7298-039-4.
  • RÖD, W. Novověká filosofie II: od Newtona po Rousseaua. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2004. ISBN 80-7298-109-9.
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
Written exam from lectures and compulsory literature.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Students will be able to use the usual consultation hours of the instructor and their e-mail contact.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2024.
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