VIKBA13 Philosophy 2

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ivana Holzbachová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zdeněk Kadlec, Dr.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Dušová
Timetable
Fri 13:20–14:55 C11
Prerequisites
VIKBA08 Philosophy 1 && VIK_PoZ Qualifying Examination
The course Filozofie I completed
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
The cours develops the course Filozofie I and deals with selected problematic fields from the history of European Philosophy: Emergence of Marxism. Positivism (Comte, Mill, Spencer). Irrationalism, Voluntarism, Philosophy of life (Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Spengler). 20th Century Philosophy (Phenomenology, Neopositivism, Existentialism, Structuralism, Postmodernism). The objective of the course is to enlighten the main problems treated in European Philosophy during the period.
Syllabus
  • Emergence of Marxism
  • Positivism (main phases)
  • Irrationalism (Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Spengler)
  • Pragmatism
  • Phenomenology
  • Existentialism
  • Theory of Post-industrial society
Literature
  • H. J. Störig: Malé dějiny filozofie
  • Ivana Holzbachová: Dějiny společenských teorií
Assessment methods
The course is offered in form of lectures. Final written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011.
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