Course: Idea of Europeanism

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Course title Idea of Europeanism
Course code KVV/IDEV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Hájková Lucie, Mgr.
  • Rýdl Karel, prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
Pagan Europe (sagas and myths). Christian universalism. External and internal enemies. Religious belief and reason. The problem of European humanism. Rationalism and the Age of Reason. Romanticism in Europe. The class system. War conflicts. The development of European integration.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The objective of this course is to introduce to students the general problems of Europe from the point of view of its historical, political, economic, cultural, and social development and other perspectives helpful for an understanding of the main developmental problems and their possible solutions.
Students will be encouraged to think in an interdisciplinary way that crosses the provincial and national character and leads to a synthetic view of the problems of Europeanism.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Home assignment evaluation

Credit is based on 75% attendance and a seminar paper on a chosen topic.
Recommended literature
  • Evropská unie od A do Z.. Praha, Karolinum, 1997.
  • ADAMOVÁ, K. K historii evropského federalismu.. Praha, Karolinum, 1997.
  • BEDNÁŘ, M. České myšlení.. Praha, FÚ AV ČR, 1996.
  • DAVIES NORMAN. Dějiny jednoho kontinentu. Praha: Prostor, 2000. ISBN 80-7262-014-1.
  • HAGER, F. P. Platon a platonismus v dějinách výchovy.. Praha, UK, 1994.
  • KREJČÍ, J. O češství a evropanství I.-II. Osnabruck..
  • PATOČKA, J. Evropa a doba poevropská. Praha.. Praha, 1992.
  • SEIBT, F. Zrození Evropy.. Praha, Vitalis, 2004.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Humanities (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Humanities (2016) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter