| Course title | Topics in Contemporary Philosophy 14 (Psychoanalysis: Freud, Jung, Lacan, and Atwood) |
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| Course code | KFI/NTC14 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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he course examines the development of psychoanalysis through four key figures, each representing a distinct dimension of the field. Sigmund Freud is studied as the founder of psychoanalysis; Carl Jung as a representative of its spiritual orientation; Jacques Lacan as the central figure in the French tradition; and George Atwood as a contemporary advocate of a phenomenological approach. Literatura: Freud, Sigmund. Beyond the Pleasure Principle. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1961. Freud, Sigmund. Civilization and Its Discontents. Edited by James Strachey. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1989. Freud, Sigmund. The Interpretation of Dreams. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1913. George E. Atwood; Robert D. Stolorow. The Power of Phenomenology Psychoanalytic and Philosophical Perspectives. London and NY: Routledge, 2018. Jung, Carl Gustav. Aion: Researches Into the Phenomenology of the Self. London and NY: Routledge, 1959. Lacan, Jacques. Desire and Its Interpretation: The Seminar of Jacques Lacan, Book VI. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2019. Lacan, Jacques. Écrits. London and New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course introduces students to psychoanalysis.
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| Prerequisites |
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Students are expected to read the assigned texts and arrive prepared for discussion. Regular attendance: a maximum of two absences is allowed to accommodate for personal emergencies. In case of absence, the student should be prepared for the next lesson regardless. For MA students: preparation of a paper (or "referát") based on the selected text. Active participation in class. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |