BPFL031 Philosophy of Midwifery

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/1.5/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Votava, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Blanka Trojanová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 30. 9. 13:30–17:40 343, Fri 14. 10. 13:30–17:40 343, Fri 4. 11. 13:30–17:40 343
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Students will receive basic insight into the elementary issues of philosophical anthropology and will be able to interpret scholarly texts in the field of philosophy of man.
Syllabus
  • Outline: 1. The development of anthropological issues in history of philosophy (Ancient Greece and Rome, Christianity, 17th, 18th, and 19th century). 2. Versions of philosophical anthropology in the philosophy of 19th and 20th century: - voluntarism (Schopenhauer, Nietzsche) - philosophy of life (Bergson) - existentialism (Kirkegaard, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus) 3. Philosophical anthropology of 20th century (M. Scheler, H. Plessner, A. Gehlen)
Literature
  • Filosofická antropologie :člověk jako osoba. Edited by Jan Sokol. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2002, 222 s. ISBN 80-7178-627-6. info
  • SOKOL, Jan. Malá filosofie člověka ; a Slovník filosofických pojmů. Edited by Jan Sokol. Třetí rozšířené vydán. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1998, 389 stran. ISBN 8070212535. info
Teaching methods
The instruction will consist of lectures and in-class discussions.
Assessment methods
The instruction will consist of lectures and in-class discussions. Credits (colloquium) will be given on the basis of a written test covering the lectured subject matter and excerpts assigned from source literature.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021.
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