| Course title | Topics in Contemporary Philosophy 9 (Existentialism) |
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| Course code | KFI/NTCP9 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| 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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The course covers the following authors: Pascal Nietzsche Kierkegaard Khayyam Jaspers Tillich Camus Walker Percy Literatura: Camus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays. New York: Vintage International, 1991. Jaspers, Karl. Way to Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1960. Khayyam, Omar. Ruba?iyat. Tehran: Yassavoli Publications, 2005. Kierkegaard, S?ren. Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1980. Nietzsche, Friedrich. ?Beyond Good and Evil?. In Beyond Good and Evil / On the Genealogy of Morality, translated by Adrian Del Caro. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2014. Pascal, Blaise. Pensées and Other Writings. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Percy, Walker. The Message in the Bottle. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. Tillich, Paul. The Courage to Be. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1963.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course introduces students to existentialism.
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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: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |