PH1106 History of Philosophy III - Renaissance

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Radim Brázda, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Mon 9:10–10:45 J22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PH_PoZ Qualifying Examination in Philosophy
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
Abstract
The course offers basic information on the philosophy of Rennaisance. The goal is to get the students acquainted with the history of the concept of "Renaissance", the methodology of the research of the history of Renaissance, basic philosophical problems, areas, works and impulses in the era and with the thinkers representing the elementary forms of Renaissance philosophy. Students learn the basic intellectual and philosophical events in the epoch, passed clichés on Renaissance and get an overview of the varied face of Renaissance.
Key topics
  • Renaissance myths and clichés, history of the concept of Renaissance, Reformation, Restoration, methodology of the history of Renaissance philosophy.
  • Renaissance humanism: F. Petrarca, language and history.
  • Nicolaus Cusanus and Renaissance metaphysics.
  • Marsilio Ficino and Renaissance Platonism.
  • Pietro Pomponazzi and Renaissance Aristotelism.
  • Metaphysics of Nature: Fracastoro, Telesio, Paracelsus.
  • Worldview change: Copernicus, Kepler, Bruno, Galilei.
  • Moral and political philosophy: Machiavelli.
Study resources and literature
  • BURKE, Peter. Italská renesance : kultura a společnost v Itálii. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1996, 319 s. ISBN 8020405895. info
  • Antológia z diel filozofov. 4, Humanizmus a renesancia. Edited by Igor Hrušovský. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Pravda, 1966, 627 s. info
  • KRISTELLER, Paul Oskar. Osm filosofů italské renesance. Edited by Tomáš Nejeschleba. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2007, 203 s. ISBN 9788070218327. info
  • PETRARCA, Francesco. Secretum meum :de secreto conflictu curarum mearum. Edited by Jiří Špička, Translated by Richard Psík. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2004, 317 s. ISBN 8072981153. info
  • PETRARCA, Francesco. Listy velkým i malým tohoto světa. Praha: Odeon, 1974. info
  • ERASMUS ROTTERDAMSKÝ, Desiderius. O svobodné vůli. Edited by David Sanetrník, Translated by Karla Korteová. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2006, 277 s. ISBN 8072981862. info
  • MIKULÁŠ. O učenej nevedomosti. Translated by Augustín Valentovič. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Pravda, 1979, 179 s. info
  • PICO DELLA MIRANDOLA, Giovanni. De dignitate hominis. Edited by David Sanetrník - Tomáš Nejeschleba. První vydání. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 2005, 135 stran. ISBN 8072981641. info
  • MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò. Vladař. Edited by Josef Hajný. V tomto překladu 4. vyd., V. Praha: XYZ, 2007, 203 s. ISBN 9788087021736. 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
3 tests during the term based on primary literature, final colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/fil/renesance/
Množství doplňujících informací ke kurzu Dějiny filozofie III - renesance na www stránkách: http://www.phil.muni.cz/fil/renesance/
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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