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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," experiences with paradoxes, characteristics, and methodological approach. Ancient paradoxes and why they remain 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 personal development. Paradoxes in various 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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Learning outcomes
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To present paradoxes as phenomena that reveal the boundaries of rationality. To demonstrate the connection between paradoxes as historical and linguistic phenomena and situations in our own lives. To show the relationship between paradoxes, communication, and crises. To provide a more comprehensive approach to complex situations. Upon completion of the course, the graduate will be able to: Understand the issue of paradoxes and self-reference, and their correlation with language, logic, and rationality. Explain the significance of paradoxes for contemporary society and apply this knowledge in their own life. Understand the role of paradoxes in communication. Critically evaluate the literature on the topic.
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Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Reading: SLAVKOVSKÝ, R. A., VYDROVÁ, J., VYDRA, A. (eds.) Paradoxy a hranice racionality. Pusté Úľany: Schola Philosophica, 2007. CLARK, M. Paradoxes from A to Z. New York: Routledge, 2012. RUYER, R. Paradoxy vědomí. Expresivita. Praha: Pedagogická fakulta UK, 1994. WATZLAWICK, P., BAVELASOVÁ, J. B., JACKSON, D. D. Pragmatika lidské komunikace. Interakční vzorce, patologie a paradoxy. Brno: Newton Books, 2011.
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Recommended literature
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