FVP:UPPVMD004 Philosophy - Course Information

UPPVMD004 Philosophy

Extent and Intensity

9/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D.
Institute of Special Education – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Andrea Silberová

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(C) && ROCNIK(1)

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

• Special Education (programme FVP, SPEP)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to acquaint with the history of philosophy of humanity. During the semester, will be recited chronological process of building relationships and philosophies of ancient philosophy, medieval through changes to modern questions of philosophy. Students here get an insight into classical and modern philosophical thinking. The essence of the course is also the study of literature, which students can assess at least in basic terms.

Learning outcomes

Professional Knowledge:
- students are well versed in chronological periods and stages of selected philosophical directions
- students are well versed in the history of philosophical thought
- students can understand the historical context in the context of philosophical thinking concerning the general history of mankind
- students know the basic theoretical concepts and terminology used in philosophy
Professional Skills:
- students analyze the historical context of different philosophies
- students can define philosophies of mankind and classify them chronologically
General qualification:
- students can assess the importance of chronologically successive periods in the history of philosophy
- students can understand the importance of philosophy for the contemporary world and the everyday lives of individuals

Syllabus

• Life in Ancient Greece – Greek philosophy as a step away from myth; humans and society in ancient Greece; the ancient conception of the individual and society, i.e., the private and public spheres; the ancient theory of virtues (aretai). Greek philosophy: Presocratics and Sophists. Greek philosophy: Plato and Aristotle. The beginnings of Christian Europe – Christian philosophy and its transformation of the understanding of the individual; the difference between European theological-philosophical thought and Eastern thought (especially Islamic) and its relevance in terms of traditional European values like individual autonomy, plurality of opinions, and intellectual freedom. Reason and faith – two inseparable sources of medieval knowledge and their relationship; the significance of the connection between philosophy and theology for a non-instrumental understanding of the individual and society. Transformations of medieval thought – the two most significant anthropological concepts of the Middle Ages (late antiquity): Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, and their political-philosophical consequences. The significance of the Renaissance and humanism in European history – the effort to transcend scholastic speculation through a return to the ancient source of European thought. The importance of analogy as an epistemological tool and its use in the creation of ideal images of society, using the example of J. A. Comenius's "Consultations." The modern shift in the scientific paradigm – British empiricism and continental rationalism; philosophy as a system modeled after geometry (more geometrico) and therefore independent of theology: F. Bacon, R. Descartes, T. Hobbes – three attempts and their consequences for the conception of philosophy, knowledge, humans, and society. The Enlightenment and its anthropological optimism – I. Kant and his answer to the question: What is Enlightenment? Philosophy and ideology of the 19th century – their role in the changing European society: positivism, utilitarianism, and Marxism. Interwar Europe – the critique of the Enlightenment and modernity; partial rationalities as a threat to the non-instrumental relationship between humans; the critique of the modern disenchantment of the world and the consequences of the loss of the transcendent dimension of human life. Famous European émigrés – H. Arendt, L. Strauss – reactions to the wartime horrors of the first half of the 20th century, returning 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.
• SCHMITT, C. Pojem politična. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7298-127-4.
• STÖRIG, H. J. Malé dějiny filozofie. Praha: Karmelitánské nakladatelství, 2007. ISBN 80-7192-500-4.
• STRAUSS, L. Obec a člověk. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7298-116-8.

recommended literature
• HOLZHEY, H., RŐD, W. Filosofie 19. a 20. století II. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2006. ISBN 80-7298-178-1.
• RÖD, W. Novověká filosofie I: od Francise Bacona po Spinozu. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2006. ISBN 80-7298-039-4.
• RÖD, W. Novověká filosofie II. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2004. ISBN 80-7298-109-9. info
• SWIFT, A. Politická filozofie: základní otázky moderní politologie. Praha: Portál, 2005. ISBN 80-7178-859-7.

not specified
• BEDNÁŘ, M. Pohyb člověka na biodromu : cesta životem z pohledu (nejen) kinantropologie. Praha: Karolinum, 2009. ISBN 978-80-2461-665-0.
• FRANKL, V. E. Vůle ke smyslu : vybrané přednášky o logoterapii. Brno : Cesta, 2006. ISBN 80-7295-084-3.
• MACHOVEC, D. Dějiny antické filosofie. Praha: H & H, 1993. ISBN 80-8546-762-3.
• PEREGRIN, J. Filozofie pro normální lidi. Praha: Dokořán, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7363-192-5.
• SOKOL, J. Malá filosofie člověka a Slovník filosofických pojmů. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7021-884-6.
• RAMANATHAN, CH. S., JUVVA, S., DUTTA, S., KHAJA, K. Spirituality, Culture, and Development. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2016. ISBN 978-14-9851-9670.
• SLOVÁČEK, P. Základy filozofie. In E-learning kurz pro studenty studijního programu Speciální pedagogika Fakulty veřejných politik v Opavě. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě.

Assessment methods

Written exam from compulsory literature and lectures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Personal contact in teaching, consulting hours. During continuous study, the student uses the study support and processes selected correspondence tasks. Here he will also demonstrate knowledge of compulsory literature and contact teaching lectures. The student will be able to continuously consult individually studied topics of the subject through e-mail, individual or group consultations.

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