POL142 Twentieth Century Political Philosophy

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Pavel Barša, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ing. Ondřej Císař, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Fiala, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
POL103 History of Political Ideas
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
Course objectives
The course should inform the students on the basic facts about the most important political thinkers and trends of the twentieth century. A reading of the texts by the authors stated in the syllabus is seen as an integral part of the course.
Syllabus
  • 1) Max Weber 2) Isaiah Berlin + Eric Voegelin 3) Hannah Arendt + Carl Schmitt 4) F. A. von Hayek 5) Conservative thinkers - Novak, Scruton, Oakeshott 6) K. R. Popper 7) The "Frankfurt school" 8) John Rawls 9) Robert Nozick + Ronald Dworkin 10) The debate between liberalism and communitarianism
Literature
  • Politická filosofie 20. století. Edited by Karl Ballestrem - Hennig Ottmann, Translated by Alena Bakešová. 1. vyd. Praha: ISE, 1993, 302 s. ISBN 80-85241-52-8. info
  • Současná politická filosofie :sborník textů anglosaských autorů 20. století. Edited by János Kis, Translated by Pavel Barša. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1997, 501 s. ISBN 80-86005-60-7. info
  • BLACKWELL, Basil. Blackwellova encyklopedie politického myšlení. Edited by Janet Colemanová - William E. Connolly - Alan Ryan - David Miller, Tr. Brno: Jota, 1995, xiii, 580. ISBN 80-85617-47-1. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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