Course: Baroque Scotism

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Course title Baroque Scotism
Course code KFI/BS
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Heider Daniel, doc. Ph.D.
Course content
The content of the seminar will be reading of some latin texts of B. Mastrius, J. Punch, B. Sanning, A. Frassen and C. Krisper. Thext will be focused mainly on the metaphysical topics, such as the notion of being, the proof of God´s existence, relation, being of reason, possible neings, actual infinity etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book)
  • Preparation for classes - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The task of the seminar is the introduction to the the philosophical thought of the most influential stream in Second scholasticism, namely scotism.
The graduate of the course will get not only the overview of some significant scotist of the 17th and the begining of the 18th century, but also about some philosophical and theological problems, which were more or less originally resolved by the given authors.The graduate will learn to read and interpret the late scholastic philosophical text.
Prerequisites
The task of the seminar is the introduction to the the philosophical thought of the most influential stream in the second scholasticism, namely scotism.

Assessment methods and criteria
Colloquium

Regular participation at the seminar, readin, interpretation of a latin text, seminar work based on the complementary literature.
Recommended literature
  • B. Mastrius - B. Bellutus. Philosophiae ad mentem Scoti cursus integer.


Study plans that include the course
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