| Course title | Czech Philosophy |
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| Course code | KFR/BCE |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 6 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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unspecified
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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1. Specifics of Czech philosophy. Basic traditions (Reformation and Catholic), their general characteristics and most important figures. Contemporary Czech philosophical scene. 2. Brief overview of the history of Czech philosophy (Reformation and Hus, Komenský; Enlightenment and Bolzano; Hegelianism and Smetana; Herbartianism; Positivism and TGM; Rádl, Klíma, Vorovka, Hromádka, Structuralism, Phenomenology and Patočka). 3. Specific notion of truth in Czech thought: Hus, Payne, Palacký, Masaryk, Rádl, Hejdánek 4. Masaryk's overcoming of positivism. 5. The dispute over the Czech question - history. 6. The Czech Question Today (J. Přibáň: Defence of Constitutionalism, Prague 2014). 7. Emanuel Rádl and Patoček's critique of Rádl. 8. Jan Patočka - life and philosophical activity. 9. Jan Patočka - care of the soul or the doctrine of the threefold life movement. 10. Jan Patočka - conception of (Czech) history. 11. Ladislav Hejdánek - non-object thinking. 12. Non-political politics in Czech philosophical thought. Intellectual, philosopher and politician.
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| Prerequisites |
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none
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
An oral examination of knowledge from lectures and required readings (including the requirement of proper attendance). |
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