PHBD3 History of Philosophy III

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Daniel Špelda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Daniel Špelda, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the main currents of Renaissance thought and early modern philosophy. The individual topics of the course are brief descriptions of Renaissance currents and introductions to the philosophical systems of the most famous representatives of early modern philosophy: Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to introduce early modern philosophical systems; to explain their basic concepts; to formulate their assumptions and consequences; to reconstruct and to evaluate their arguments; to show their dependency on context; to characterize their historical conditionality.
Syllabus
  • 1. The concept of Renaissance
  • 2. The Renaissance humanism
  • 3. Renaissance philososphy: Aristotelianism, Platonism, natural philosophy, social and political philosophy
  • 4. Bacon
  • 5. Descartes
  • 6. Spinoza
  • 7. Leibniz
  • 8. Hobbes
  • 9. Locke
  • 10. Berkeley
Literature
  • Renesanční filosofie. Edited by James Hankins, Translated by Martin Pokorný. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2011, 547 s. ISBN 9788072984183. info
  • Filosofie 17. a 18. století. Edited by Emerich Coreth - Harald Schöndorf - David Mik. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2002, 310 s. ISBN 80-7182-119-5. info
  • RÖD, Wolfgang. Novověká filosofie. Translated by Jindřich Karásek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2002, 383 s. ISBN 8072980394. info
  • RÖD, Wolfgang. Novověká filosofie. Translated by Jindřich Karásek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2002, 383 s. ISBN 80-7298-039-4. info
  • STÖRIG, Hans Joachim. Malé dějiny filosofie [Zvon, 1996]. Translated by Petr Rezek - Miroslav Petříček - Karel Šprunk. 5. vyd. Praha: Zvon, 1996, 559 s. ISBN 80-7113-175-X. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, assigned readings, independent study and interpretation of primary texts.
Assessment methods
A written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinovaná forma: 16 hodin/semestr.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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