EVPHSF Introduction in Social Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Timetable
Tue 7:30–9:05 A11 stara
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 (History of Social Theories). 2. přepracované vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2000, 106 pp. ISBN 80-210-2357-0. info
  • Politická filosofie 20. století. Edited by Karl Ballestrem - Hennig Ottmann, Translated by Alena Bakešová. 1. vyd. Praha: ISE, 1993, 302 s. ISBN 80-85241-52-8. info
Assessment methods
Lectures, seminars, compulsory readings and presentations, final essay.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010.
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