PH1107 Social Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ivana Holzbachová, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
PH1107/IH: Wed 15:00–16:35 1, I. Holzbachová
PH1107/JZ: Wed 13:20–14:55 20, J. Zouhar
Prerequisites
PH_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil. && PH1104 I - Antiquity && PH1202 II - Antiquity, Middle Ages
The students must know the primary literature that was studied in the courses and lectures. It is supposed the students visited PH1104 History of Philosophy I - Antiquity a PH1202 History of Philosophy II - Antiquity, Middle Ages
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
Course objectives
The course and lecture are focused to the meeting the history of philosophical ideas about the history and society from the ancient philosophy till Hegel's times. The students will also familiarize themselves with the basic terms that are necessary for the study of this topic, like the state, the nation, the society, the ideology, etc. The lectures will be given to the deeper information about the basic works that are related to the discussed times.
Syllabus
  • 1. The ancient social philosophy: the sophists, Plato, Aristotle
  • 2. Hellenism: Polybius, Epicureanism, Stoicism, the beginnings of the Christianity - Aurelius Augustinus
  • 3. The Middle Ages understanding of the society. The relationship of the profane and sacral powers. St Thomas Aquinas
  • 4. Renaissance and the Reformation. Utopia, Machiavelli, Grotius, Bodin, Luther, Calvinus
  • 5. The social contract in XVII. and XVIII. cent.
  • 6. Enlightenment and its concept of history and society
  • 7. The history and society in the German classical philosophy
  • 8. The main terms of the social philosophy: state, ideology, democracy, liberalism
Literature
  • HOLZBACHOVÁ, Ivana. Dějiny společenských teorií. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 96 s. ISBN 8021013184. info
  • HOLZBACHOVÁ, Ivana. Sociální filozofie : (antologie textů). Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 129 s. ISBN 8021005866. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Ústní zkouška. Předpokladem je vypracování referátu zadaného na počátku semestru.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2003, recent)
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