711-0101/01 – Philosophical Anthropology (FilAntr)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Social SciencesCredits2
Subject guarantorprof. PhDr. Jaromír Feber, CSc.Subject version guarantorprof. PhDr. Jaromír Feber, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year4Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction1995/1996Year of cancellation2010/2011
Intended for the facultiesUSPIntended for study typesFollow-up Master, Bachelor
Instruction secured by
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FEB40 prof. PhDr. Jaromír Feber, CSc.
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Full-time Credit 2+1

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The aim of the course is to characterize the main contemporary anthropological conceptions, to analyze and to summarize the answers to the question: What is a man?, defining the basic anthropological attributes, describing and clarifying basic human relations with the world (society and nature), defining society as a basic condition of human existence.

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Summary

Using the experience of science and philosophy the issue of "What is a man?" is discussed. General understanding of human being is based on the analysis of culture, society and mind and on the nalysis of cognitive, evaluative, practical ralations of man to the reality. The essential aproach is combined with the issue of individual human existence. The special importance of society as a system of conditions for human life is emphasized.

Compulsory literature:

Giri, A.(2013). Philosophy and Anthropology: Border Crossing and Transformations. London: Anthem Press.

Recommended literature:

Wilson, E. (2004). On human nature. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

written test

E-learning

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Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Definitions of human 2.Human and society 3. Human activity/ies 4. Consciousness, thinking, cognition 5. Human nad values 6. Individual existence

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2007/2008 (M6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics (6209T025) System Engineering and Informatics P Czech Ostrava 4 Choice-compulsory study plan

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