Identity and character - AFSV00440

• Title: Identity and character
• Guaranteed by: Institute of Philosophy and Religious Studies (21-UFAR)
• Faculty: Faculty of Arts
• Actual: from 2025
• Semester: summer
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 5
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (30)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: Christopher Cowley, Ph.D.
• Class: Exchange - 08.1 Philosophy

Annotation

English

This course will look at some philosophical issues about a person's identity and character, and more broadly about the nature of a person's self. What are the differences between these three concepts? How are identity, character and the self formed? How are they altered? How much control does a person have over them? What does it mean to be proud of oneself, or ashamed of oneself? What happens when I identify with a person, a group, an ideal, a goal? What does it mean to live a life?

Last update: Cowley Christopher, Ph.D. (25.11.2024)

Czech

Tento kurz se bude zabývat některými filozofickými otázkami o identitě a charakteru člověka a v širším měřítku o povaze osobního já. Jaké jsou rozdíly mezi těmito třemi pojmy? Jak se formuje identita, charakter a já? Jak jsou změněny? Jak velkou kontrolu nad nimi má člověk? Co to znamená být na sebe hrdý, nebo se za sebe stydět? Co se stane, když se ztotožním s osobou, skupinou, ideálem, cílem? Co to znamená žít život?

Last update: Cowley Christopher, Ph.D. (25.11.2024)

Course completion requirements

This course will be graded on the basis of three assessments:

• (20%) Attendance
• (30%) An essay of 1500 words, due on Monday 12 May at 11.59 pm.
• (50%) A written exam on the final day, Friday 16 May, in the normal room and normal time.

Last update: Cowley Christopher, Ph.D. (01.02.2025)

Literature

Every week there will be a philosophical text, in English, and the students must read this in order to understand the discussion.

The texts will be available on moodle.

Last update: Cowley Christopher, Ph.D. (27.01.2025)

Syllabus

The syllabus will be made available on moodle. 

Last update: Cowley Christopher, Ph.D. (27.01.2025)