|
Lecturer(s)
|
-
Fiedler Eduard, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
|
|
Course content
|
1. The Relational Revolution (essay "The Fall of Totalitarianism and the End of the Scientific Worldview" by Zdeněk Neubauer). 2. Genealogy of modernity and alternative modernity: Seminar reading and interpretation of the historical precursors of contemporary relational thought (Comenius' "Pansophia"). 3. Relational, structural and trinitarian ontology in contemporary thought: Seminar reading and interpretation of contemporary authors of relational thought. 4. Colloquium
|
|
Learning activities and teaching methods
|
|
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
|
|
Learning outcomes
|
The philosophical seminar takes the form of joint reading and discussion of essential texts in philosophical thought. The aim of this seminar is to explore current issues in relational thinking through examples of relational, structural, and Trinitarian ontology. This objective addresses the profound uncertainty we face today regarding reality and the very nature of relationships. Broken relationships impact us in natural ecosystems, medicine, politics, and interpersonal communication. Their fragility reflects the risks of modern technologies and the vulnerability of the human person in relationships. To restore these relationships through care and therapeutic practice, we need to understand their nature and why they have become both so significant and so endangered in modern times. Additionally, we must cultivate a new kind of attentiveness that forms the foundation of relational thinking in dialogue with others. The seminar will pursue this goal through the collective reading of texts by the Moravian philosopher John Amos Comenius, who can be regarded as a precursor to contemporary relational thought, and through engaging with current proposals from both secular (Michel Serres, Owen Barfield) and Christian (Klaus Hemmerle) philosophy.
Students will gain a basic overview of contemporary philosophical attempts to think about relational and complex realities (in ecological, technological, political, religious, and psychological contexts).
|
|
Prerequisites
|
No special prerequisites are required to study the course.
|
|
Assessment methods and criteria
|
Dialog, Seminar Work
1) Active participation in seminar classes (possible online). Students of the full-time form of the course are required to attend 7 seminar meetings. 2) A seminar paper during the semester (10 minutes, possible online), alternatively a short seminar paper (max. 5 standard pages).
|
|
Recommended literature
|
-
Edgar Morin. Láska, poezie, moudrost. Atlantis. 2000.
-
Edgar Morin. Věda a svědomí. Atlantis. 1995.
-
Christopher Alexander. (2020). Podstata řádu: Fenomén života. Books & Pipes.
-
Ian James. Nová francouzská filosofie. Karolinum. 2022.
-
Jan Amos Komenský. (2017). Spisy o první filosofii. OIKOYMENH.
-
Michel Serres. (2024). Vyjasňování: Pět rozhovorů s Brunem Latourem. Karolinum.
-
Owen Barfield. Záchrana jevů. Malvern. 2019.
-
Simone Weilová. Tíže a milost. Kalich. 2009.
-
Zdeněk Neubauer. Pád totality a konec vědeckého světonázoru. Přítomnost 2 (3), 8-9. 1991.
|