PH2106 Contemporary German Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Břetislav Horyna, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:35 A11 stara
Prerequisites
PH_SoZ Compreh. Exam. in Phil. || PROGRAM ( N - PH ) || PROGRAM ( N - HS ) || PROGRAM ( N - SS )
Completion of History of philosophy I-VI
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
Main objectives of the course can be summarized as follows: to understand the character of ontemporary German philosophy; to get acquainted with the basis of Odo Marquardś philosophy; to learn how to apply Marquardś conception of philosophy of history on modern conceptions of history; to define major differences between political conservatism and philosophical conservatism (Usualism)in Marquardś work; to understand the whole conception of Marquardś modern version of Pyrrhonic skepsis
Syllabus
  • 1.1.Odo Marquard - Modern Skepsis
  • 2. Philosophy of History I
  • 3. Philosophy of History II
  • 4. Usualism, Anthropology, Homo compensator I
  • 5.Usualism, Anthropology, Homo compensator II
  • 6. Problem of Monomythos and Polymythos I
  • 7. Problem of Monomythos and Polymythos II
  • 8.Problem of Monomythos and Polymythos III
  • 9.Skepsis, Modern Pyrrhonism I
  • 10.Skepsis, Modern Pyrrhonism II
  • 11.What is fundamental in philosophy
  • 12. O. Marquard in Contemporary German (European) Philosophy
Literature
  • Odo Marquard, Filosofie na protiúčet.. Některé aspekty teorie kompenzace, in Aluze 2/2001, s. 49-60
  • HORYNA, Břetislav. Filosofie skepse (Philosophy of Scepticism). Online. 1st ed. Olomouc: nakladatelství Olomouc, s.r.o., 2008. 206 pp. 1. ISBN 978-80-7182-268-4. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • HORYNA, Břetislav. Filosofie posledních let před koncem filosofie :kapitoly ze současné německé filosofie. Online. Vyd. 1. Praha: KLP - Koniasch Latin Press, 1998. 348 s. ISBN 80-85917-49-1. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • MARQUARD, Odo and Peter SLOTERDIJK. Pluralita, skepse, tonalita. Online. Translated by Břetislav Horyna. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998. 84 s. ISBN 8021019328. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • Marquard, Odo, Abschied vom Prinzipiellen, Stuttgart: Reclam 1981
  • Marquard, Odo, Schwierigkeiten mit der Geschichtsphilosophie, Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1973, 1997
Assessment methods
lectures; homework - written essay; oral examen;
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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