PH2112 Philosophical and Theological Hermeneutics of 20th Century - Selected Chapters

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2000
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Magdalena Konečná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Prerequisites
Knowledge of German is not a condition, but is an advantage!
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
1 lecture + 1 seminar
The lectures will present the most important theories of philosophical and theological hermeneutics: Gadamer's conception, Bultmann's demythologizing project, Ebeling's and Fuchs's theology of Word (Worttheologie), the hermeneutics of katholic theology by Schnackenburg and Schlier, the contribution of Heidegger's theory to hermeneutics, the continuators – Grondin, Figal,…, and the criticism of these conceptions by Albert and Habermas.
In the seminars we will analyse the texts of the above mentioned authors.
Syllabus
  • The introduction to the problems, the contribution of Heidegger's existential description
  • Gadamer: the relation of language, understanding and understanding of myself
  • Gadamer: the interpretation of text
  • Gadamer: the interpretation of artistic works and the interpretation of history
  • Bultmann: "the fourth man" and the fundamental onthology
  • Bultmann: the method of demythologization and the existential interpretation
  • Ebeling and Fuchs: the Word of God and the language
  • Ebeling and Fuchs: the existential interpretation of the New Testament catholical theologist and the hermeneutics (Schlier, Schnackenburg, Vögtle, Mußner)
  • the criticism of hermeneutical methodology (Albert, Habermas)
  • Situation today in hermeneutical philosophy and theology
Literature
  • Další texty budou k dispozici na seminářích
  • HORYNA, Břetislav and Pavel KOUBA. Jean Grondin, Úvod do hermeneutiky. překlad Břetislav Horyna. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1997, 247 pp. ISBN 80-86005-43-7. info
  • SMOLÍK, Josef. Současné pokusy o interpretaci evangelia. 2. opr. vyd. Praha: Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku, 1993, 163 s. ISBN 80-85241-43-9. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Kurz bude zakončen zápočtem a kolokviem. K získání zápočtu je potřebná účast na semináři , k získání kolokvia pak vypracování 1-2 stránkového eseje na některé z témat probíraných na přednáškách či seminářích kurzu a krátký rozhovor nad ním.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: every week.
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