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Last update: Mgr. Stanislav Synek, Ph.D. (17.09.2018)
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Last update: Mgr. Eva Švancarová (18.08.2021)
This course is specifically designed for 1st grade students of Liberal Arts and Humanities programme, therefore on-line registration is disabled.
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Last update: Mgr. Stanislav Synek, Ph.D. (03.10.2018)
Class readings 1. Introduction. 2. Plato: Phaedo 57a-72d 3. Plato: Phaedo 72d-84b 4. Aristotle: On the Soul I 1 (402a1-403b19) 5. Aristotle: On the Soul II 1-3 (412a1-5a13) 6. R. Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy (1st and 2nd Meditation) 7. R. Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy (3rd Meditation) 8. Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics I 1-7 (1094a1-1098b8) 9. Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics II 1-6 (1103a14-1107a26) 10. I. Kant: Groundworks of the Metaphysics of Morals (Introduction, part I) 11. I. Kant: Groundworks of the Metaphysics of Morals (part II) 12. D. Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, sec. 1-3 13. D. Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, sec. 4-5 |
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Last update: Mgr. Stanislav Synek, Ph.D. (13.09.2018)
For the exam, there are three sets of primary philosophical literature arranged into thematic blocks. Each student is to pick one set of literature from the list and read at least three titles listed in it, paying special attention to main ideas and arguments of the authors.
List of sets of literature 1. What is man? a. Aristotle: On the Soul, book I, chap. 1, books II-III b. Descartes, R.: Meditations on First Philosophy c. Locke, J.: An Essay concerning Human Understanding, book II, chap. XXVII (Of Identity and Diversity) d. Plato: Phaedo
2. Freedom and action a. Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics, books I-III b. Hume, D.: An Enquiry concerning the Human Understanding, section 8 (Of Liberty and Necessity) c. Kant, I.: Groundworks of the Metaphysics of Morals (Introduction, part 1-2) d. Mill, J. S.: Utilitarianism
3. Knowledge and understanding a. Aristotle: Metaphysics, book I, chap. 1-3 b. Descartes, R.: Meditations on First Philosophy c. Hume, D.: An Enquiry concerning the Human Understanding, section 1-8 d. Plato: Meno
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