PH1101 Introduction to Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Dr. phil. Jakub Mácha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Dagmar Pichová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 16. 9. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 30. 9. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 7. 10. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 21. 10. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 4. 11. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 11. 11. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 18. 11. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 25. 11. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 2. 12. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 9. 12. 10:00–11:40 C33, Mon 16. 12. 10:00–11:40 C33
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The objective of the course is to introduce the character of the philosophical questioning through basic philosophical concepts and problems in the history of philosophy.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course the students will have become familiar with the basic philosophical concepts and the elementary problems of systematic philosophy; they will be able to apply fundamental philosophical literature and interpret some texts of primary literature; they will be able to form an independent piece of reasoning on an assigned topic.
Syllabus
  • Subject of philosophy, elements of work with philosophical literature, basic philosophical notions, subject of main philosophical disciplines, philosophy and myth, philosophy and science, philosophy and religion.
Literature
    required literature
  • BLECHA, Ivan. Filosofie :(základní problémy). 2. opr. a rozš. vyd. Olomouc: FIN, 1996, 271 s. ISBN 80-7182-032-6. info
  • PEREGRIN, Jaroslav. Filozofie pro normální lidi. Illustrated by Luboš Bokštefl. Praha: Dokořán, 2008, 142 stran. ISBN 9788073631925. info
    recommended literature
  • • Betrand Russell, Problémy filosofie, Čin, [1912] 1927, kap. 15 „Hodnota filosofie“.
  • TVRDÝ, Josef. Úvod do filosofie. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Komenium, 1947, 197 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions.
Assessment methods
1. Written essay "Why I dedided to study philosophy", 1800 characters, due to October 20.
2. class atttendance (max. 2 absences)
3. oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pouze pro studenty s imatrikulací do jaro 2019, včetně.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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