FF:ESA112 Aesthetics of Saint Augustine - Course Information

ESA112 Aesthetics of Saint Augustine and its Sources

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

each even Thursday 16:00–17:40 K21

Prerequisites

Course is taught in Czech language, no knowledge of Latin required.

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

there are 15 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

On succesful completion of the course student will be able to interpret Augustine's work in the framework of the History of Aesthetics and Culture, and also in the perspective of synchronic and systematic approaches [semiology, structuralism, philosophy of language].

Learning outcomes

To learn a substantial part of Augustine's thoughts about art, beauty and culture, and their creative development.

Syllabus

• St. Augustine was not only a theologian. He contributed to Aesthetics, Philosophy of Language, Theory of Laing, Ethics, Rhetorics and many other disciplins. His texts will be closely read and scrutinized in seminars without duplicating the general overview by Karel Svoboda: L'Esthétique de Saint Augustin et ses sources, Brno-Paris 1933. Readings: CONFESSIONES, extracts, DE MAGISTRO, DE ORDINE.

Literature

• AUGUSTINUS, Aurelius. O pořádku (Přít.) : De ordine (Orig.) : Estetika svatého Augustina a její zdroje. info
• OSOLSOBĚ, Petr. The Order of Love. In Ordo Amoris, or Woodworm in the Tree of Knowledge. Brno: FOTEP. p. 121-132, 9 pp. edition of Libor Teplý. ISBN 80-86871-03-7. 2005. info
• OSOLSOBĚ, Petr and Karel SVOBODA. Estetika svatého Augustina a její zdroje (Aesthetics of Saint Augustine and Its Sources). druhé. Praha: Karolinum. 280 pp. Karolinum. ISBN 80-246-0090-0. 2000. info
• AUGUSTIN. Vyznání. 4. vyd. Praha: Kalich. 565 s. ISBN 8070173017. 1999. info
• KARFÍKOVÁ, Lenka. Studie z patristiky a scholastiky. 1. vyd. Praha: [Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku]. 175 s. ISBN 80-86005-32-1. 1997. info
• MANFERDINI, Tina. L'estetica religiosa in s. Agostino. Bologna: Zanichelli. 159 s. 1969. info
• AUGUSTIN. O Boží obci knih XXII. Translated by Julie Nováková. 1. vyd. Praha: Vyšehrad. 736 s. 1950. info
• MARROU, Henri-Irénée. Saint Augustin et la fin de la culture antique. Paris: E. de Boccard. s. 624-713. 1949. info
• AUGUSTIN. O pořádku ; O učiteli. Edited by Karel Svoboda - Augustin. V Praze: nákladem České akademie věd a umění. 127 s. 1942. info

Teaching methods

Every lecture requires homework preparation in reading the assigned study literature. After teacher's presentation of the general and particular features of the subject, students are guided to interpretation of the chosen extracts, and class discussions follow.

Assessment methods

written test, oral exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Obecné podmínky ukončování kursů Semináře estetiky
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: posluchači bc. estetiky, kteří začali své studium před více než třemi semestry, musí mít splněnu postupovou zkoušku (ESAPZE), jinak si tento předmět nemohou zapsat. Pro ostatní obory není zápis omezen.

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