| Course title | Topics in Contemporary Philosophy 17 (The Birth of Tragedy) |
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| Course code | KFI/NTC17 |
| 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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The course focuses on reading and analysing Friedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy. Students will engage not only with the text itself but also with the broader intellectual, cultural, and philosophical context in which it was written. This includes an introduction to the philosophies of Schopenhauer, Wagner, and Buddhism, insofar as they shed light on Nietzsche's work. Finally, the course explores the book's significance for everyday life. Literatura: - Magnus, Bernd, and Kathleen Higgins, eds. The Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. - May, Rollo. The Cry for Myth. London and New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1991. - Nehamas, Alexander. Nietzsche: Life as Literature. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1999. - Nietzsche, Friedrich. Die Geburt Der Tragödie. Stuttgart: Reclam, 2010. - "On Music and Words." In Between Romanticism and Modernism: Four Studies in the Music of the Later Nineteenth. Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press, 1989. - The Birth of Tragedy and Other Writings. Edited by Raymond Geuss and Ronald Speirs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. - Young, Julian. Friedrich Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course introduces students to Friedrich Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy.
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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 |