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KAP / VEPM
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAP
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VEPM
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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History of Political Thought
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
6
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
3
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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29 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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Course objectives:
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The main focus of this course is to present basic intellectual trends in the European political thought from antiquity to the present age. Besides lectures follow the main persons of intellectual environment of that eras and key events of history. It means that the whole course affects tradition of European political thought since pre-Socratic "natural" philosophy until political theory of Karl Marx. Political thought in European history can refer to the contemporary topics of political philosophy such as justice, equality, democracy, inclusion in society, human rights, citizenship etc.
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Requirements on student
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Students regularly read assigned texts in Czech and foreign languages and prepare assignments on a regular basis. The assignments are in the form of oral presentations or texts; this will be arranged by mutual agreement between lecturer and students. Assignments will be evaluated by lecturer. Presentation generally lasts about 10-20 minutes, standard length of papers is 10-20 standard pages. Combined exam.
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Content
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Some Fragments of Natural Philosophy
Polis; Sophist; and Method of Dialogue by Socrates
Plato: Ideal State
Aristotle: Comparative Approach and Politics
The Origins of Hellenism; Stoicism, Epicureans, Skepticism
The Roman Empire: Law and Administration
Middle Ages: Clergy vs. Emperor
St. Augustine and St. Aquinas
The Rise of National state
Realism in Politics: Machiavelli
Utopian Concepts of Renaissance: More, Campanella
Phenomenon of Sovereignty: Bodin, Grotius
Contemporary Political Thought: Introduction and Spinoza
Contractualism: Hobbes vs. Locke
Enlightenment and Origins of Political Economy: de Montesquieu, Hume, Smith, J. S. Mill, Bentham
Revolution or Evolution?: Rousseau, de Tocqueville, Burke
Utopian Socialism: Saint-Simon, Owen, Fourier
German Political Philosophy and Marxism: Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Marx
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Guarantors:
PhDr. Ondřej Stulík, Ph.D. ,
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Lecturer:
Doc. PhDr. Vladimír Naxera, Ph.D. (100%),
PhDr. Ondřej Stulík, Ph.D. (100%),
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Seminar lecturer:
PhDr. Petr Krčál, Ph.D. (100%),
PhDr. Ondřej Stulík, Ph.D. (100%),
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Literature
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Basic:
Dějiny evropských politických teorií
(Stulík, Ondřej)
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Recommended:
Miller, David. Blackwellova encyklopedie politického myšlení. Vyd. 2. Brno : Barrister & Principal, 2000. ISBN 80-85947-56-0.
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Recommended:
Tocqueville, Alexis de. Demokracie v Americe. Vyd. 3., V nakl. Leda 1. Voznice : Leda, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7335-269-1.
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Recommended:
Naxera, Vladimír; Stulík, Ondřej. Komparace sociálních utopií. Brno : Václav Klemm, 2012. ISBN 978-80-904083-5-7.
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Recommended:
Stulík, Ondřej. Moudrý, rozumný, či racionální politik? : renesanční odkazy D.E. Rotterdamského a N. Machiavelliho. 1. vydání. 2017. ISBN 978-80-7325-445-2.
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Recommended:
Voegelin, Eric; Moulakis, Athanasios. Order and history. vol. II, The world of the polis. Columbia : University of Missoury Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8262-1283-2.
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Recommended:
Stulík, Ondřej. Typologie dobra a zla: analýza díla O výchově křesťanského vladaře Erasma Rotterdamského. Caritas et veritas ISSN 1805-0948 Č. 2 (2016), s. 2016.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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65
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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41
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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40
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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10
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Total
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156
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to describe the key strands in contemporary political theory |
to put in context the most important approaches and theories in political science |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to apply gained knowledge to the analysis of particular political and social problems |
to compare the basis of particular theoretical approaches on his/her own |
to use appropriate terminology of the discipline in Czech and English language |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to connect the main traditions of political thought and their political context |
to explain basic approaches and theories of political thought |
to explain the influence of classical political theories on the formation of contemporary political ideologies |
to characterize the particular periods in the history of political thought |
to characterize the role of key historical events and indviduals on the formation of particular schools of ancient, medieval and modern political thought |
to identify the basic themes of political thought influencing the discourse of contemporary political thought |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to analyze on his/her own the contemporary political discussions on the basis of the knowledge of important historical traditions of political thought |
to analyze the classical works of political thought a interpret them in the light of the categories of political philosophy |
to apply the fundamental approaches and theories of political thought on the ideological background of contemporary political thought |
to compare on his/her own the basic parameters of particular traditions of political thought |
to identify on his/her own the particular historical circumstances of the emergence of the traditions in political thought |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Self-study of literature |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Discussion |
Seminar |
Textual studies |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Discussion |
Textual studies |
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