Lecturer(s)
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Zámečník Hadwiger Lukáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction ? the interpretation of the philosophical text 2. The philosophy of science ? Husserl, E.: Krize evropských věd a transcendentální fenomenologie. Praha 1996. 3. The philosophy of science? Heisenberg, W.: Fyzika a filosofie. Praha 2000. 4. The philosophy of technology ? Heidegger, M.: Věda, technika a zamyšlení. Praha 2004. 5. The philosophy of technology ? Lem, S.: Summa technologie. Praha 1995. 6. Political philosophy ? Arendtová, H.: Mezi minulostí a budoucností: Osm cvičení v politickém myšlení. Brno 2002. 7. Political philosophy ? Šmajs, J.: Ohrožená kultura: od evoluční ontologie k ekologické politice. Brno 1995. 8. The philosophy of arts ? Eco, U.: Skeptikové a těšitelé. Praha 2006. 9. The philosophy of arts ? Deleuze, G., Guattari, F.: Co je filosofie? Praha 2001. 10. The philosophy of religion ? Florenskij, P.: Sloup a opora pravdy. Refugium 2003. 11. The philosophy of religion ? Sartre, J.P.: Existencialismus je humanismus. Praha 2004. 12. The conclusion ? the philosophy of culture of the end of the postmodern area
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to understand the concept of the culture and its changes in the 20. century through reading and interpretation of key philosophical texts. Five thematic fields were chosen for mapping the main aspects of culture. The topics will be discussed on the background of two texts representing two different points of views. The chosen thematic fields are: the philosophy of science, the philosophy of technology, political philosophy, philosophy of arts and philosophy of religion. The final evaluation ot the issues will be placed in the context of philosophy of culture of the end of the postmodern area.
- Ability of critical analysis of advanced academic literature in Czech and English - Demonstration their understanding of contemporary academic literature on the topics discussed in the class - acquitance with the contemporary themes in cultural/medial studies - awareness of existing knowledge of cultural diversity, approached from pluralistic perspective - ability to discuss on cultural, media and societal topics related to the Media studies
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar Work
Requirements for the colloquium: - active participation in the class - reading of the texts andp preparation for the class - the essay on the chosen topics (5 pages, the topics discussed in advance with the lecturer) and its defence on the colloquium.
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Recommended literature
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Barker, C. Slovník kulturálních studií. Praha 2006.
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Burke, P. Variety kulturních dějin. Brno 2006.
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Krob, J., Šmajs, J. Evoluční ontologie. Brno 2005.
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Kwiek, M. Intellectuals, Power, and Knowledge: Studies in the Philosophy of Culture and Education. Peter Lang Publishing 2005..
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Petrucijová, J. Obraz a reflexe kultury v myšlení západu. Ostrava 2007.
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White, M. A Philosophy of Culture: The Scope of Holistic Pragmatism. Princeton University Press 2005..
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