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Course: History of Western Thought 2

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Course title History of Western Thought 2
Course code KSH/KZM2
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bartoš Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bubík Tomáš, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Nature and Aims of the Course Human Beings, Mind, and Consciousness: Who We Are and How We Know Ourselves What Does It Mean to Be Free? Freedom Beyond a Philosophical Problem Language: A Tool for Communication or a Source of Knowledge? Human Beings Between Good and Evil: What Is Morality and Why Do We Strive for It? Solidarity in Modern Society: Where Does It Come From and Where Is It Going? The Individual and Society: Where Does Justice Emerge? Human Beings and Nature: How We Understand It and Relate to It Human Beings as Political Animals: Power, Responsibility, and Society Ideology and Totalitarian Thinking: When Thought Turns into Dogma Belief in God, Gods, and Superhuman Beings: Why Do People Believe? The Temporality of Human Existence and the Idea of Progress Death in European Culture: Life, Finitude, and Meaning Open Discussion: Questions That Remain

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course History of Western Thought II is to acquaint students with the basic concepts of the relationship between man and the world, as they were formed in European thought from the French Revolution to the present. Emphasis will be placed on naming and explaining the basic thought patterns that have helped historically shape our current understanding of the world. Representative texts corresponding to individual lectures will be interpreted and discussed within the seminar teaching.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • BERTALANFFY, Ludwig von. Člověk - robot a myšlení: psychologie v moderním světě. Praha: Svoboda, 1972, Filosofie a současnost, sv. 23. (není ISBN)..
  • CORETH, Emerich; EHLEN, Peter; SCHMIDT, Josef. Filosofie 19. století. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2003. ISBN 80-7182-157-8..
  • CORETH, Emerich; HORYNA, Břetislav. Filosofie 20. století. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2006. ISBN 80-7182-209-4..
  • FROMM, Erich. Strach ze svobody. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2014. 158 s. ISBN 80-206-0290-9..
  • NAESS, Arne - David ROTHENBERG. Ekologie, pospolitost a životní styl: náčrt ekosofie. Tulčík: Abies, 1993. ISBN 80-88699-09-6..
  • SINGER, Peter. Hegel. Praha: Argo, 1995. ISBN 80-85794-46-2..
  • WHITEHEAD, Alfred North. Dobrodružství idejí. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2000. ISBN 80-7298-009-2..


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Technical University of Liberec, date of update: 14.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026