Course: Introduction to Philosophy

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Course title Introduction to Philosophy
Course code KFL/UVFK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Exner Milan, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. What is philosophy? 2. Philosophy and mythology. 3. Philosophy and art. 4. Philosophy and religion. 5. Philosophy and science. 6. Being and existing. 7. World and reality. 8. Human and society. 9. Good and evil. 10. Truth and cognition. 11. Language and speech. 12. Subject-object order of world. 13. Tendency of philosophy as rigorous science. 14. Original experience and natural world.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming)
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This subject is focused on basic informations and knowledges which are connected with philosophy. The main goal of this subject is to define "what philosophy is" and to show basic distinction between philosophy and other "human approaches" to the world (religion, science, art).
The students will acknowledge themselves with the informations acording to the goal and the matter of the course.
Prerequisites
Unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

oral exam
Recommended literature
  • ARISTOTELES. Etika Nikomachova, Bratislava: Pravda, 1979..
  • ARISTOTELES. O duši. Praha : P. Rezek, 1996. ISBN 80-901796-9-X..
  • AUGUSTIN. Vyznání (1. a 11. kniha)..
  • DESCARTES, R. Rozprava o metodě. Praha : Svoboda, 1992. ISBN 80-205-0216-5..
  • DESCARTES, R. Úvahy o první filosofii. Praha: Svoboda, 1970. ISBN 25-087-70..
  • FINK, E. Einleitung in die Philosophie. Wurzburg: Konighausen und Neumann, 1987..
  • GADAMER, H. G. Wahrheit und Methode. Grundzuge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik. Tubingen, J. C. Mohr, 1965..
  • KANT, I. Základy metafyziky mrav. Praha: Svoboda, 1990. ISBN 80-205-0152-5..
  • PELCOVÁ, PEŠKOVÁ, RÝDLOVÁ, SCHLEGELOVÁ. Základy společenských věd. IV. díl. Vztah ke světu jako celku. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2005. ISBN 80-86861-27-9..
  • PLATON. Faidros, Ústava, Obrana Sokratova, Kriton..
  • STORIG H. J. Malé dějiny filosofie. Praha : Zvon 1991..


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