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Aelred of Rievaulx and his Work De spirituali amicitia: between Tradition and Individualism
Smetanová, Zuzana ; Adámková, Iva (advisor) ; Jaluška, Matouš (referee)
This work deals with the personality of the English Cistercian monk and abbot of the 12th century Aelred of Rievaulx and his work "On Spiritual Friendship" (De spirituali amicitia). It aims to analyze Aelred's work in the broader context of Aelred's life, his other works and contemporary theological-philosophical concepts and ideals. It further intends to place him in the tradition of late ancient and medieval reflections on friendship and love with an emphasis on the monastic environment. The author made a translation and analysis of De spirituali amicitia's most important passages and compared them with Aelred's sources and originals. These include among others the work of Marc Tullio Cicero Laelius de amicitia, the writings of St. Ambrose and Augustine and the Bible. The thesis is concluded with an analysis of Aelred's "individuality", which is spread throughout his work and which is interpreted using the current discourse on individuality in the Middle Ages. Therefore, the author tries to define Aelred's place "between tradition and individualism".
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La Queste del Saint Graal in the context of the High Middle Ages spirituality
Smetanová, Zuzana ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Nejedlý, Martin (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the legend of the Holy Grail, namely on its high version La Queste del Saint Graal, and tries to put it into the context of the historical, cultural and spiritual process in the western Europe of the 11th - 13th century. The thesis firstly describes the general political and social situation in the western Europe's High Middle Ages, then it pays attention to the contemporary spiritual and intellectual process, after that it characterizes the chivalric culture and literature and finally it concerns itself with the developement of the very legend of the Holy Grail and the analysis of La Queste del Saint Graal. The symbolism and spirituality of this high work from the Arthurian legend field is linked with the monastic and particulary cistercian spirituality of the 12th century, but it is also pointed out, that it grows as well from the specifics of the chivalric spirituality. The thesis tries to find a place, which La Queste del Saint Graal occupies in the medieval christian cultural tradition.
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Teacher and opportunities to advance pupil's self-fulfillment in educational process
Smetanová, Zuzana ; Krykorková, Hana (advisor) ; Strouhal, Martin (referee)
Text of thesis is focused on the development potential of students self-realization, using humanistic principles in the educational process. The work includes theoretical background of the issue, psychodidactic processed material, allowing the application of humanistic considerations in teaching process, and empirical research, verifying the real efficacy of theoretical knowledge and psychodidaktic processed material. In the introductory part, the theoretical concepts of self-actualization and humanistic psychology are defined, and also relationship between these concepts and explanations of the significance of these concepts in the educational process to support the holistic development of pupils and to help the student to use their capabilities and dispositions in life. Furthermore, in this part of the work, the possibility of transformation of elements of humanistic psychology, supporting the development of self-fulfillment in teaching, are discussed from a theoretical point of view. Individual chapters deal with the theoretical knowledge on the development of personality, philosophical conception of man in history, the emergence of humanistic psychology on the basis of philosophical orientations, context humanistic psychology and self-fulfillment and justification and utilization possibilities...
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Impulses of humanistic psychology to strengthen teacher's personal approach to pupils
Smetanová, Zuzana ; Sedláčková, Daniela (referee) ; Krykorková, Hana (advisor)
The main concern of this bachelor thesis is to describe the importance of a teacher's individuality in his or her approach to the children and the whole educational process. The paper covers the factors which serve as a foundation to this personal approach and some programs to stimulate its development. The theoretical background of this research consists of those schools of psychology and theories of personality which focus on the use of elements of humanistic psychology in the holistic approach to cognitive-personal-social activities of the teacher. The thesis has a character of a survey based on theoretical findings in pedagogy and personal practical experience. The introductory section is devoted to the theoretical analysis of personality and the influences participating on its formation and therefore also in forming personality of a teacher. The aim is to emphasize the individuality and uniqueness of man, which must be taken into account in the educational process. In the latter parts the paper focuses on the qualities of a teacher, which are necessary for his or her pedagogical activities. Furthermore it describes contemporary theories of learning with a special focus on humanistic psychology and analyzes potential application of C. R. Rogers' humanistic psychology in the process of pedagogical...
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