PHBD3 History of Philosophy III

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marek Picha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Marek Picha, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PHBP Proseminar
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 aim of the course is to introduce students to the early modern philosophy. The individual topics of the course are brief descriptions of the philosophical systems of the most famous representatives of early modern philosophy: Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to introduce early modern philosophical systems; to explain their basic concepts; to formulate their assumptions and consequences; to reconstruct and to evaluate their arguments; to show their dependency on context; to characterize their historical conditionality.
Key topics
  • 1. Renaissance philosophy
  • 2. Bacon
  • 3. Descartes
  • 4. Spinoza
  • 5. Leibniz
  • 6. Hobbes
  • 7. Locke
  • 8. Berkeley
  • 9. Hume
Study resources and literature
  • Renesanční filosofie. Edited by James Hankins, Translated by Martin Pokorný. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2011, 547 s. ISBN 9788072984183. info
  • Filosofie 17. a 18. století. Edited by Emerich Coreth - Harald Schöndorf - David Mik. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2002, 310 s. ISBN 80-7182-119-5. info
  • RÖD, Wolfgang. Novověká filosofie. Translated by Jindřich Karásek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2002, 383 s. ISBN 8072980394. info
  • RÖD, Wolfgang. Novověká filosofie. Translated by Jindřich Karásek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2002, 383 s. ISBN 80-7298-039-4. info
  • STÖRIG, Hans Joachim. Malé dějiny filosofie [Zvon, 1996]. Translated by Petr Rezek - Miroslav Petříček - Karel Šprunk. 5. vyd. Praha: Zvon, 1996, 559 s. ISBN 80-7113-175-X. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture, assigned readings, independent study and interpretation of primary texts.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
A written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
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