PHA0203 XXth-Century Czech Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Dagmar Pichová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Friday 12:30–14:05 G22
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
The capacity limit for the course is 20 students. The course is offered to all exchange students at MU.
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 aim of the course is to introduce exchange students to the XXth Century Czech philosophy. The course is based on selected lectures on important Czech thinkers and the main streams of Czech philosophy in the XXth Century: positivism, phenomenology, marxism and logic. The students of the course will read selected philosophical texts and understand their historical and cultural context.
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Selected chapters:
  • T. G. Masaryk
  • J. Patočka
  • Positivism in Czech Philosophy and Ethics
  • Rudolf Krejčí: a Czech Philosopher in Alaska
  • Pavel Tichý and Transparent Intensional Logic
  • Literature and Philosophy: Milan Kundera
Literature
  • RACLAVSKÝ, Jiří. On the Czech Logic in the 20th Century. In Schumann, Andrew. Logic in Central and Eastern Europe. 1st ed. Lanham (USA): University Press of America, 2012, p. 229-243. History, Science, and Discourse. ISBN 978-0-7618-5891-1. info
  • Czech philosophy in the 20th century. Edited by Lubomír Nový - Jiří Gabriel - Jaroslav Hroch. Washington: Council for research in values and philosophy, 1994, 234 s. ISBN 1-56518-028-3. info
  • MASARYK, Tomáš Garrigue. The spirit of Thomas G. Masaryk (1850-1937) :an anthology. Edited by René Wellek - Jiří Kovtun. 1st publ. Houndmills: Macmillan, 1990, xx, 267 s. ISBN 0-333-49454-7. info
  • KUNDERA, Milan. The joke. Translated by Michael Henry Heim. London: Penguin Books, 1984, x, 267. ISBN 014006415X. info
Teaching methods
lectures, home reading
Assessment methods
final essay (selected themes, min. 5 pages), active participation
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019.
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