Courses
| Course title: | Jan Amos Comenius in the Context of Renaissance and Early Modern Philosophy |
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| Faculty: | Faculty of Arts |
| Department: | Department of Philosophy |
| Course code: | KFI / 7COME |
| Credits: | 6 |
| Semester: | Winter |
| Level of study: | Bc. |
| Format of study: | Lecture 1 [Hours/Week], Seminar 1 [Hours/Week] |
| Name of the lecturer: | doc. Mgr. Jan Čížek, Ph.D. (G) |
| Language: | English |
| ISCED F broad: | Arts and humanities |
| Annotation: | The aim of this course is to introduce the philosophical work of the Czech philosopher, theologian, writer and educational reformer Jan Amos Komenský (Ioannes Amos Comenius, John Amos Comenius), 1592-1670. In the lectures, we will focus on Comenius's biography, a general overview of his work and we will in detail discuss Comenius's philosophical development, his theological ideas, as well as his didactical suggestions. In the seminars, we will take a closer look at Comenius's texts in available English translations. |
