Course: Philosophy as a System

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Course title Philosophy as a System
Course code KVS/NFJSP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Konečný Karel, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Novotný Zdeněk, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Zima Petr, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Individual philosophical disciplines - ontology, gnoseology etc. presented with systematic reference to concrete examples from the history of philosophy.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 3 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject is a follow-up to the philosophical disciplines taken in the bachelor's degree studies. It presents philosophy as a logical unit, which synthesises the students' present knowledge with new information and makes it a comprehensive system. Individual philosophical disciplines, e.g. ontology, gnoseology etc., will be covered and illustrated by means of concrete examples from the history of philosophy. The aim of the subject is the student's understanding of philosophy as a general theoretical and methodological basis for the so-called special sciences and for creating a comprehensive picture of the world and man's place in it.
The ability to creatively interpret the main concepts of philosophical disciplines. Pedagogical skill explain the importance of philosophy in human life.
Prerequisites
Adequate knowledge of the students the history of philosophical thought. Attendance at lectures and participation in interactive forms of teaching in the course of selected lectures.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

Students prove their knowledge of the contents of the subject with regard to the most important philosophical issues and also a clear view of their solutions in the history of philosophical thinking.
Recommended literature
  • Fürst, M. (1994). Filozofie.. Praha: Fortuna.
  • Horyna, B. a kol. (1998). Filosofický slovník.. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc.
  • Mervart, J. (2003). Způsoby poznávání světa.. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
  • Novotný. (2004). Jak (se) učit filosofii. Olomouc.
  • Novotný, Z. (1995). Základy filozofického myšlení.. Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP.
  • Šmajs, J. (2006). Základy systematické filosofie.. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
  • Špur. (2002). Úvod do systematické filosofie. Gnoseologie.. Dobrá Voda: Aleš Čeněk.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA25-XX) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Social Sciences and Civics for Secondary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (NA24-XX) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter