Course: Social and Political Philosophy

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Course title Social and Political Philosophy
Course code KFL/SPF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing)
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 60 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course aims to introduce to the history of the social and political thought from the Antiquity to the present time. It accentuates the relationship between the social and political thought and its particular historical and political background, inclunding the historical events of the relative time. The mainstreams of political and social thought are demonstrated on the examples of great personalities respective historical periods with regard to the plurality of the various grounds, approaches and theoretical attitudes.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

Recommended literature
  • Blackwellova encyklopedie politického myšlení (ed. David Miller). Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2000..
  • DIAMOND, J. Osudy lidských společností. Columbus, 2000..
  • KIS, J. Současná politická filosofie. Praha: Oikúmené, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-60-7. (brož.).
  • KRSKOVÁ, A. Dějiny evropského politického a právního myšlení. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2003..
  • STANKIEWICZ, W. J. Hledání politické filosofie. Ideologie na sklonku dvacátého století. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2006. ISBN 80-7325-086-1. (brož.).
  • VALEŠ, L. Dějiny politických teorií. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Cenek, 2004. ISBN 80-86898-00-8. (brož.).
  • VELEK, J. (ed.). Spor o liberalismus a komunitarismus. Praha: Filosofia, 1996. ISBN 80-7007-089-7. (brož.).
  • VÍTEK, M. Evropské politické myšlení. Brno: CERM, 2001. ISBN 80-7204-203-3..
  • ŽEGLITZ, J. Velké postavy politické filosofie. Praha: Občanský institut, 1996. ISBN 80-901659-5-8. (brož.).


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