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Lecturer(s)
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Slavkovský Adrián, doc. RNDr. PhD.
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Course content
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- The concept of "paradox", experience with paradoxes, characteristics and methodological approach - Ancient paradoxes, why they are still challenges for thinking today - Paradoxes related to freedom - Paradoxes of communication - Paradoxes as challenges to the foundations of scientific thinking, the phenomenon of self-reference - Paradoxes of self-understanding and self-development - Paradoxes in different areas of life (history, political science, law, psychology, art). - Paradoxes and crises - Paradoxes in the field of spirituality
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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- Introduce paradoxes as phenomena pointing to the limits of rationality. - To show the connection of paradoxes as historical and linguistic phenomena with situations in our lives. - To show the connection of paradoxes with communication and crises. - To provide a more comprehensive approach to complex situations.
Upon completion of the course, the graduate is able to: - understand the problem of paradoxes and self-reference, its correlation with language, logic and rationality, - explain the importance of paradoxes for contemporary society and apply the knowledge in their lives, - understand the role of paradoxes in communication, - critically evaluate the literature on the subject.
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Prerequisites
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The student organizes his/her studies based on the study materials and instructions in the LMS; he/she participates in the announced tutorials and completes continuous short tests (approximately 4).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
In order to receive credit, the student must successfully complete the interim tests and write a short written paper. The topic of the written work will be agreed upon by the student and the instructor. The student should show that he/she has understood the topic of paradoxes and can similarly see new phenomena, especially in the field of crisis communication and communication in general, from their perspective.
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Recommended literature
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CLARK, Michael. Paradoxes from A to Z. Third edition. London: Routledge, 2012. ISBN 978-0-415-53857-2..
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RUYER, Raymond. Paradoxy vědomí. Expresivita. Praha: Pedagogická fakulta UK, 1994..
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SLAVKOVSKÝ, R. A. - VYDROVÁ, J. - VYDRA, A. (eds.). Paradoxy a hranice racionality. Pusté Úľany: Schola Philosophica, 2007..
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SLAVKOVSKÝ, Reginald Adrián; VYDROVÁ, Jaroslava a VYDRA, Anton, eds. Paradoxy a hranice racionality. Pusté Úľany: Schola Philosophica, 2007. ISBN 978-80-969804-0-6..
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WATZLAWICK, Paul; BAVELAS, Janet Beavin a JACKSON, Don D. Pragmatika lidské komunikace: interakční vzorce, patologie a paradoxy. 2., rev. vyd. Brno: Newton Books, 2011. ISBN 9788087325001.
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