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Lecturer(s)
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Šimek Jiří, doc. MUDr. CSc.
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Course content
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1. Definition of a man and the importance of the concept of "person". 2. A person as the highest materialization of existence. A person as self-ownership. 3. A person as reference and communication existence, a person as existence transcending itself. 4. A man as a male and a female. 5. A man in the context of teleological evolutionism (Teilhard de Chardin), a man in the context of (neo-) Darwinian evolutionism. 6. Evolutionary ethics and socio-biology. 7. Physical existence. 8. Definition of soul. 9. Relation between soul and body. 10. Origin of physical and mental unity. 11. Immortality of soul. 12. Analytical philosophy of mind. 13. Definition of knowledge and types of knowledge. 14. External and internal senses, emotions. 15. Rational knowledge. 16. Freedom of will.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The objective of the single-term course is to introduce the students to fundamentals of philosophical anthropology, to essential topics of systematic research into and thinking about a man. The learners should become familiar with the variety of philosophical approaches concerning the theory of a man. Human experience shall become the subject of philosophical thinking and meeting other people as persons subject to philosophical approach as well. The lectures shall support application of acquired theoretical knowledge to practice. The single-term course presents the philosophical approach to a man on a historical basis, ranging from the ancient period to the present, introduces the standard philosophical works focused on philosophical anthropology. The instructed course has been adapted for the conditions of the ZSF so that it accentuated solidarity with a suffering and ill perso
The student should become well informed of the history of philosophy of a man; they should become motivated to work with people not only in medical service facilities, but also in culture- and media-related ones. Instruction methods Dialogue-based (discussion, dialogue, brainstorming)
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Prerequisites
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The students should be interested in philosophical issues concerning a man.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance assessment
Credit and a term paper within a scope of 8 pages
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Recommended literature
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Arendtová, H. Kříže kultury, Praha 1994.
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Buber, M. Já a ty, MF, Praha, 1969.
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Budil, I. T.. Mýtus, jazyk a kulturní antropologie, Praha 1995.
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Gellner, E. Rozum a kultura, CDK, Barno 1999.
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Guénon, R. Kříže moderního světa, Hermann a synové, Praha 2002.
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Habermas, J. Budoucnost lidské přirozenosti. Na cestě k liberální eugenice,, Filosofia, Praha 2003.
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Jaspers K. Úvod do filosofie, Praha 1991.
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Lévinas, E. Etika a nekonečno, Praha 1994.
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