PH0001 Philosophy for Non-Philosophical Disciplines Students

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Josef Petrželka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Josef Petrželka, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Urubková
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.

The capacity limit for the course is 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/200, only registered: 0/200
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 370 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Course objective: Introduction to Western philosophy and its historical transformations.
Learning outcomes
Students will get to know the basic philosophical notions and problems and they will be able to explain European cultural tradition and history of ideas in the context of philosophical thought.
Syllabus
  1. Introductory informations
    What is philosophy? And what is it for?
    1. Socrates and Plato - philosophy in antiquity and today
  2. Ontology and Metaphysics
  3. Epistemology
  4. Theory of Argumentation
  5. Philosophy of Language
  6. Philosophy of Mind
  7. Ethics
  8. Political Philosophy
  9. Philosophy of Science
  10. Philosophy of Art
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BLECHA, Ivan. Filosofie. 4. opr. a rozš. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2002, 279 s. ISBN 80-7182-147-0. info
  • PEREGRIN, Jaroslav. Filozofie pro normální lidi. Illustrated by Luboš Bokštefl. Praha: Dokořán, 2008, 142 stran. ISBN 9788073631925. info
Teaching methods
lectures, slides, videos
Assessment methods
Online test consisting of 20 closed questions focusing on themes presented during lectures.
Náhradní absolvování
To pass the course you just need to pass the exam in the exam period. The necessary study materials are in the interactive syllabus.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/phil/jaro2026/PH0001/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught every week.
General note: Kurz je určen studentům, kteří nestudují filozofii.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025, Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2026, recent)
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