Philosophy 1
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B0B16FI1 | KZ | 4 | 2P+2S | Czech |
- Relations:
- It is not possible to register for the course B0B16FI1 if the student is concurrently registered for or has already completed the course B0B16FIL (mutually exclusive courses).
- It is not possible to register for the course B0B16FI1 if the student is concurrently registered for or has previously completed the course B0B16FIL (mutually exclusive courses).
- Course guarantor:
- Peter Zamarovský
- Lecturer:
- Peter Zamarovský
- Tutor:
- Peter Zamarovský
- Supervisor:
- Department of Economics, Management and Humanities
- Synopsis:
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We deal with the most important persons, schools and ideas of ancient philosophy. We are concerned especially on transdisciplinary nature of philosophy and connection of old philosophical thoughts with recent problems of science, technology, economics and politics.
- Requirements:
- Syllabus of lectures:
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1.Philosophy and thinking. Mythical, philosophical and scientific accounts. The first philosophers.
2.Thales and the Milesian school. Seeking for the basic principle, reductionism, hylozoism, the conception of soul.
3.Pythagoras and his school, present-day residues of Pythagoreism (numerology, reincarnation .)
4.Heraclitus, dynamical approach. Comparison to the Eastern philosophy.
5.The school of Eleya, problems with methodology of cognition (the conception of free space).
6.Anaxagoras, Empedocles. The concept of matter.
7.Atomism, its origin and consequences. The absolute determinism and freedom, problems of materialism.
8.The crisis of knowledge, the Sophists. Is man the measure of everything? Relation to postmodernism.
9.The life and death of Socrates. Socrates and the Sophists, method of dialogues, Socrates' moral paradox.
10.The imperfect Socratic schools, Megarians, the paradox of the liar.
11.Plato, his life and philosophy. The realm of forms (ideas). The allegory of the cave; ideal state or totality?
12.Aristotle and the peak of classical philosophy, logic, physics. Aristotelism and Scholastics.
13.Hellenistic philosophy, Epicureism and Stoicism. Pyrrhonism (scepticism). Philosophy in Alexandria (Eucleides and mathematics).
14.Christianity and philosophy. Aurelius Augustinu, Boethius.
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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1.The concept of philosophy. Examples of myths.
2.Seeking for the basic principle, reductionism, hylozoism, the conception of soul.
3.Present-day residues of Pythagoreism (numerology, reincarnation .)
4.Heraclitus, examples of interpretation.
5.The school of Eleya, problems with methodology of cognition (the conception of free space).
6.The concept of matter in ancient times and today.
7.The importance of atomism in natural science. Problem of determinism.
8.The crisis of knowledge, the Sophists. Is man the measure of everything? Examples.
9.The importance of method of dialogues.
10.The paradox of the liar, and its modern versions, Grelich paradox, Russell paradox.
11.The realm of forms (ideas) and present-day science today. The meaning of the allegory of the cave.
12.Aristotle logic and physics.
13.Interesting moments of Epicureism and Stoicism. Euclides Stocheia today.
14.Pyrrhonism (scepticism), modern scepticism.
- Study Objective:
- Study materials:
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1.Zamarovský, P. The Historical Roots of Philosophy, ČVUT, Praha 2007
2.Stumpf, E. S., Socrates to Sartre, McGraw-Hill, New York 1993
- Note:
- Further information:
- https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/B0B16FI1
- Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
- Time-table is not available yet
- The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- Open Electronic Systems (elective course)
- Software Engineering and Technology (elective course)
- Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Applied Electrical Engineering 2016 (compulsory course in the program)
- Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Electrical Engineering and Management (compulsory course in the program)
- Cybernetics and Robotics 2016 (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Computer Science 2016 (compulsory course in the program)
- Open Informatics - Internet of Things 2016 (compulsory course in the program)
- Open Informatics - Software 2016 (compulsory course in the program)
- Open Informatics - Computer Games and Graphics 2016 (compulsory course in the program)
- Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management (compulsory course in the program)
- Open Informatics (compulsory course in the program)
- Medical electronics and bioinformatics (elective course)
- Open Informatics (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science 2018 (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Internet of Things 2018 (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Software 2018 (elective course)
- Open Informatics - Computer Games and Graphics 2018 (elective course)
- Electronics and Communications 2018 (compulsory course in the program)
- Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management (compulsory elective course)
- Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Applied Electrical Engineering 2018 (compulsory elective course)
- Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Electrical Engineering and Management (compulsory elective course)
- Open Electronic Systems (elective course)
- Cybernetics and Robotics 2016 (elective course)