PETSRE Theory of Social Order

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Josef Menšík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Antonín Slaný, CSc.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
PETSRE/1: Tue 9:20–11:00 S309, J. Menšík
Prerequisites (in Czech)
peekte Economic Theories of the 20th
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course focuses on the analysis of fundamentals of the social order based on the knowledge of economic theory. Lectures are organized as a discussion about topics motivated by the reading of selected parts from literature. The objective of the course is to clarify the consequences of economic knowledge gained in different courses and to apply the economic way of reasoning in the broader range of social issues.
Syllabus
  • Tocqueville: Democracy in America
  • Mises: Liberalism
  • Schumpeter: Capitalism, socialism and democracy
  • Socialism: socialistic project and its feasibility
  • Friedman: Capitalism and Freedom, Freedom of Choice
  • Berlin: Four Essays on Liberty
  • Buchanan: The Limits of Liberty
  • Hayek: Law, Legislation and Liberty
  • Zakaria: The Future of Freedom
Literature
  • TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de. Demokracie v Americe. Translated by Vladimír Jochmann. Vyd. 2., v nakladatelství A. Praha: Academia, 2000, 624 s. ISBN 8020008292. info
  • VON MISES, Ludwig. Liberalismus. Translated by Alžběta Kvasničková - Zdeňka Talábová - Josef Šíma. Praha: Ekopress, 1998, 186 s. ISBN 8086119084. info
  • SCHUMPETER, Joseph Alois. Kapitalismus, socialismus a demokracie. Translated by Jiří Ogrocký. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2004, 470 s. ISBN 8073250446. URL info
  • FRIEDMAN, Milton. Kapitalismus a svoboda. Translated by Jiří Jonáš. Vyd. 1. Praha: Liberální institut, 1993, 182 s. ISBN 80-85787-33-4. info
  • FRIEDMAN, Milton and Rose FRIEDMAN. Svoboda volby. Translated by Vladimír Vrecion - Pavel Vrecion. Vyd. 1. Praha: Liberální institut, 1992, 318 s. ISBN 80-85467-85-2. info
  • BERLIN, Isaiah. Čtyři eseje o svobodě. Translated by Martin Pokorný. Vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 1999, 332 s. ISBN 80-7260-004-4. info
  • BUCHANAN, James M. Politika očima ekonoma. Edited by Josef Šíma, Translated by Daniela Kratochvílová - Mojmír Hampl. Praha: Liberální institut, 2002, 136 s. ISBN 80-86389-21-9. info
  • HAYEK, Friedrich August von. Právo, zákonodárství a svoboda : nový výklad liberálních principů spravedlnosti a politické ekonomie. Edited by Pavel Bratinka, Translated by Tomáš Ježek. 2. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1994, 415 s. ISBN 8020002413. info
  • ZAKARIA, Fareed. Budoucnost svobody. Translated by Jaroslav Veis. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 349 s. ISBN 8020012850. info
Assessment methods
Active participation in the discussion in seminars.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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