DSMgrA11 Selected Chapters of Ancient Philosophy I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Juraj Franek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:10–15:45 B2.13
Prerequisites
No special pre-requisites required.
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
The aim of the course is to enable students to reach an elaborate knowledge of philosophical texts by reading and interpreting particular texts. Particularly topics still aside the main stream of ancient philosophy are discussed.
In the end of the course, students should be able to interpret the chosen philosophical texts, should distinguish particular philosophical genres, including their particularities.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus is actualized according to particular list of texts to be analyzed, which is accomodated to student's preference. Each topic is supposed to be discussed in three following lessons. 1. Homer's and Hesiod's mythological epos versus philosophical epos by presocratic philosophers. 2. Dark moments of presocratical thinking 3. Socrates personality in the mirror of Plato, Xenophon and Aristophanes 4. Plato's dialog - philosophical drama of ideas. Written text - tomb of philosophy?
Literature
  • The ancient commentators of Plato and Aristotle. Edited by Miira Tuominen. Stocksfield: Acumen. xii, 324 p. ISBN 9781844654291. 2009. info
  • Oxford studies in ancient philosophy. Edited by D. N. Sedley. New York: Oxford University Press. 423 p., [2. ISBN 9780199544899. 2008. info
  • Oxford studies in ancient philosophy. Edited by D. N. Sedley. New York: Oxford University Press. viii, 394. ISBN 9780199227389. 2007. info
  • REALE, Giovanni. Platón : pokus o novou interpretaci velkých Platónových dialogů ve světle nepsaných nauk. Translated by Martin Cajthaml. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh. 699 s. ISBN 8086005232. 2005. info
  • KIRK, G. S., J. E. RAVEN and Malcolm SCHOFIELD. Předsókratovští filosofové : kritické dějiny s vybranými texty. Translated by Filip Karfík - Petr Kolev - Tomáš Vítek. Vydání první. Praha: OIKOYMENH. 663 stran. ISBN 8072981102. 2004. info
  • LONG, A. A. Hellénistická filosofie : stoikové, epikurejci, skeptikové. Translated by Petr Kolev. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh. 341 s. ISBN 8072980777. 2003. info
  • Filosofie pozdní antiky : od staré Akademie po Jana Eriugenu : The Cambridge history of later Greek and early medieval philosophy (Orig.). Edited by Arthur Hilary Armstrong. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh. 675 s. ISBN 80-7298-53-. 2002. info
  • GRAESER, Andreas. Řecká filosofie klasického období : sofisté, Sókratés a sokratikové, Platón a Aristotelés : Die Philosophie der Antike. 2, Sophistik und Sokratik; Plato bis Aristoteles (Orig.). Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh. 445 s. ISBN 80-7298-019-X. 2000. info
Teaching methods
Class discussion.
Assessment methods
Oral examination containing focused argumentation on the given topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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