| Course title | Philosophical Anthropology |
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| Course code | KFI/FIA |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | Czech, English |
| Status of course | unspecified |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | unspecified |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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1. HUMAN BEING (human as an improved brute, human as a spirit, human as an animal having "Logos", human as a social animal) 2. SOUL AND BODY (soul or mind?, naturalism, dualism of principles, substantial dualism, soul as a self, immortality of soul) 3. KNOWLEDGE (empiricism, rationalism, senses and reason) 4. EMOTIONS (passiones or emotions?, emotions as disease of soul, emotions as principal mover, emotions as space for cultivation) 5. LIBERTY (will and its capacity, libertarianism, strict determinism, compatibilism, two concpets of liberty, determination to good, liberty as a self-determination) 6. ETHICAL AND JURIDICAL PROLEGOMENA TO PERSON (definition of a person as a responsible being) 7. ONTOLOGICAL CONCEPT OF PERSON (Boethius, metaphysical foundations) 8. PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPT OF PERSON (John Locke, contemporary authors) 9. SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPT OF PERSON (ancient authors, contemporary bioethics) 10. HUMAN NATURE (historical nature, nature as a specific identity, nature as a construct) 11. INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY (social animal, collectivism, liberalism, personalism) 12. MEANING AND GOAL OF LIFE (teleology of human life, nonsense and absurdity, three ways of life, immanent level of meaning, transcendence)
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), E-learning
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course focused on the philosophical reflection of human being and related topics as person, mind (soul) and body, cognition and action etc.
The student will have good knowledge about important views on human being as a person. He/she will be able to critically evaluate and consider them. He/she also will acquire basic information about concepts of person and society, that have even nowadays very important consequences in ethics or politics. |
| Prerequisites |
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none
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral examination
1. The student must know essential information about the topic 2. The student is able to show adequate level of independent thinking and competence for philosophical discussion on the topic |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester |
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