PHV126 Ancient Philosophy and Everyday Life

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Josef Petrželka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Josef Petrželka, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
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
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Course objectives
To show, to what extent the abstract and non-practical activity as philosophy affects daily life, or, on the contrary, to what extent it is affected by daily life.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course, students should be able to:
- list mutual affections of philosophy and daily life in antiquity;
- evaluate the significance of philosophy for daily life;
- judge critically its value;
- deeper describe the affection of philosophy and daily life on a selected example from history of ancient philosophy.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is philosophy?
  • 2. Examples of intersection of philosophy and daily life:
  • a) Thales
  • b) Pythagoreans
  • c) Heraclitus
  • d) Sofists
  • e) Socrates
  • f) Plato
  • g) Hellenistic schools
  • h) Neoplatonism
  • i) Christian philosophy in antiquity
  • 3. Evaluation of significance of philosophy for daily life
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HADOT, Pierre. Co je antická filosofie? Translated by Magdaléna Jehličková. Vydání první. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2017, 319 stran. ISBN 9788074296802. info
  • PETRŽELKA, Josef. Dějiny filosofie I. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzity, 2014. Elportál. ISBN 978-80-210-6314-3. html url info
  • BLEICKEN, Jochen. Athénská demokracie. Translated by Jan Souček. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2002, 791 s. ISBN 80-7298-055-6. info
Teaching methods
Lectures. On-line slide show.
Assessment methods
Oral colloqium on selected topic from the content of the course.
Students should prepare a written support from the relevant source.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in three years.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinovaná forma: 16 hodin/semestr.
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