SOCb1020 Classical foundations of sociology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
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
Abstract
The goal is not acquire an encyclopedic knowledge of classical intellectual traditions, authors and their works, but to show their relevance for how we experience our world today and therefore for contemporary sociology.
Learning outcomes
Cultivation of student's ability to study classical sources with understanding of the historical context in which they originated as well as their relevance for our recent experience and contemporary sociological imagination.
Key topics
1. Discovery of society 2. Enlightenment 3. Modernity and its alter ego 4. Revolution 5. Emancipation 6. Democracy a tyrany 7. Reading week - no class 8. Social class 9. Ideology 10. Generation 11. Fin de siècle 12. Modernism 13. Science and politics as vocation
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • LATOUR, Bruno. Stopovat a skládat světy s Brunem Latourem : výbor z textů 1988-2013. Edited by Tereza Stöckelová, Translated by Čestmír Pelikán. Vydání první. Praha: tranzit.cz, 2016, 250 stran. ISBN 9788087259375. info
  • KANT, Immanuel. Studie k dějinám a politice. Edited by Milan Sobotka, Translated by Karel Novotný - Jaromír Loužil - Petra. První vydání. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2013, 191 stran. ISBN 9788072983124. info
  • SAID, Edward W. Orientalismus : západní koncepce Orientu. Translated by Petra Nagyová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2008, 459 s. ISBN 9788071859215. info
  • POLANYI, Karl. Velká transformace. Translated by Jiří Svoboda. 1. vyd. Brno: CDK (Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury), 2006, 299 s. ISBN 8073250969. info
  • BURKE, Peter. Lidová kultura v raně novověké Evropě. Translated by Markéta Křížová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2005, 374 s. ISBN 8072036386. info
  • TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de. Starý režim a revoluce. Translated by Vladimír Jochmann - Adriena Borovičková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 306 s. ISBN 8020009809. info
  • TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de. Demokracie v Americe. Translated by Vladimír Jochmann. Vyd. 2., v nakladatelství A. Praha: Academia, 2000, 624 s. ISBN 8020008292. info
  • HABERMAS, Jürgen. Strukturální přeměna veřejnosti :zkoumání jedné kategorie občanské společnosti. Translated by Alena Bakešová - Josef Velek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2000, 418 s. ISBN 80-7007-134-6. info
  • FOUCAULT, Michel. Dějiny sexuality. I, Vůle k vědění : La volonté de savoir : historie de la sexualité. I (Orig.) : Vůle k vědění : dějiny sexuality. I (Variant.). [v Praze]: Herrmann & synové, 1999, 189 s. info
  • VEBLEN, Thorstein. Teorie zahálčivé třídy. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1999, 344 stran. ISBN 8085850710. info
  • WEBER, Max. Metodologie, sociologie a politika. Translated by Miloš Havelka. Vyd. 1. Praha: [Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku], 1998, 354 s. ISBN 80-86005. info
  • MANNHEIM, Karl. Ideologie a utopie : přednášky a eseje. Translated by Dušan Prokop. 1. vydanie. Bratislava: Archa, 1991, 357 stran. ISBN 8071150223. info
  • MARX, Karl. Německá ideologie. Translated by Pavel Levit. 1., aut. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1952, 95 stran. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Final test, multiple choice questions.
Alternate completion
There is no other/substitute way to complete the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/fss/podzim2026/SOCb1020/op/
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/ucitel/?fakulta=1423;obdobi=9903;predmet=1707571
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2025.
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