Course: History od Czech Philosophy II

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Course title History od Czech Philosophy II
Course code KFI/VKDC2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Průka Miloslav, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Historical and systematic interpretation on history of the Czech philosophical thought and philosophy in the Czech lands; emphasis of lessons is in 19th and 20th century. Most important topics and personalities: concept and problem of history of Czech philosophy and philosophy in the Czech lands; recourse: Hussitism and its heritage, Czech way of the Reformation; pre-modern traditions and historical reflections (Comenius and Balbinus), baroque catholic philosophy; philosophy and science as the former of ?national revival? (Palacky, Purkinje); ?classics? of the 19th century (Bolzano, A. Smetana); main line of philosophy in the 20th century: T. G. Masaryk, E. Rádl, J. Patočka; philosophical inspirations and break up of

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods of individual activities, Skills training
Learning outcomes
The objective of this philosophical seminar is to introduce to historical, systematic and methodological problems of Czech philosophy, as well as philosophy in the Czech lands.
Students will maintain wide range of information from the Czech philosophy and philosophy in the Czech lands, which are presumption of understanding of various problems in humanities and science in this specific historical and cultural context. Students will obtain new competences in interpretation of different philosophical texts, knowledge of most important personalities of the Czech philosophy, as well as specific historical and systematic insight into relation between philosophy, history of science, religion and politics.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic test, Discussion

Students will obtain credit if they attend individual and group consultations and if they hand in a four-page text that contains a plan of the work, a detailed segmentation, and a list of literature and other sources, a formulation of a hypothesis or questions, and a description of the methods to be used.
Recommended literature
  • BITLJANOVÁ, V., ŠAFFKOVÁ, Z. Diplomová práce, krok za krokem. Liberec: Technická univerzita, 2006.
  • STRAKA, J., HYHLÍKOVÁ, V. Diplomová práce. Praha : SPN, 1987.
  • UMBERTO, E. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997. ISBN 80-7198-173-7.


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): Philosophy (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer