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Lecturer(s)
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Fiedler Eduard, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Introduction to the life and work of Jan Amos Comenius (1592-1670), spiritual and mystical sources of Comenius' thinking (reading texts from The Depths of Security and excerpts from the revelations of K. Poniatowska) 2) Jan Amos Comenius' Trinitarian metaphysics and man as God's child: Comenius' concept of metaphysical childhood (reading of the introduction to Informatorium of the Nursery School, excerpts from The Gate of Things and The One Necessary Thing) 3) Comenius' relational thinking. Pansophic synthesis and its current significance: General Discourse on the Improvement of Human Affairs (reading excerpts mainly from Pansophia)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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Jan Amos Komenský (1592-1670) is best known as the father of modern pedagogy. However, his pedagogical thinking had a philosophical and theological foundation, which Komenský himself considered to be the most important part of his work and which is now interpreted by contemporary scholars as the most relevant aspect of his thinking. This course will therefore present Comenius as an original philosopher and theologian who, in the context of the late Renaissance and early modernity, developed a unique philosophical-theological system combining the Aristotelian and Platonic philosophical traditions with Christian Trinitarian metaphysics. This combination made it possible for Comenius to unite the modern emphasis on human subjectivity and creativity with a holistic vision of the participatory order of reality. The course will focus on the collective reading of Comenius' philosophical, theological, and mystical texts (in Czech translation) demonstrating the uniqueness of Comenius' pansophic synthesis.
Students will gain a basic overview of current interpretations of Comenius' thinking in theological and philosophical contexts. They will also gain a basic orientation in the field of philosophy of education, Christian metaphysics, and Trinitarian ontology.
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Prerequisites
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No special prerequisites are required to study the course.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Systematic Observation of Student, Seminar Work
Active participation in at least 2 of the 3 webinar sessions. Completion of the final assessment in the form of an online oral interview.
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Recommended literature
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Jan Amos Komenský. (2020). Jedno nezbytné. Praha.
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Jan Amos Komenský. (2017). Spisy o první filosofii. OIKOYMENH.
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Komenský, J. A., & Havelka, T. (2007). Informatorium školy mateřské. Praha.
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Komenský, J. A. (2010). Předehra pansofie: objasnění pansofických pokusů. Praha.
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Komenský, J.A. (1966). Obecná porada o nápravě věcí lidských.. Praha.
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