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Eric Voegelin's Thought of Order
Svoboda, Jiří ; Müller, Ivan (advisor) ; Havlíček, Aleš (referee)
The topic of this work was to discuss the question of order from the standpoint of Eric Voegelin. (Political) order is not understood as an artificial man-made construct, but as an intelligible structure of the whole, which is to be attuned to. Disastrous experiences of the last century led Voegelin to the attempt at rediscovery of the science of order: politiké epistemé. To this end he pursued a detailed study concerning history, i.e. the subject in which he hoped to find structures of order and, in particular, the experience of order in soul of man. Therefore it is possible -in his view- to reflect on political order adequately only after we have attended to philosophical anthropology which should facilitate the detection of constants of human nature. These appear against a background of unexceeded tension between poles of God and man. In the first chapter of the main part, I discuss the relationship between the human and transcendent pole and I try to clarify Voegelin's conception of metaxy (also participation of the human on the transcendent pole). In the following chapter, I pursue the theoretical and pragmatic consequences arising for the political order, whose goal is the preservation of man, society, and good life. The result is the admission of both pragmatic and spiritual order. The third part...
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Personality cult: Rudolf Slánský and making of the Communist dictatorship
Chadima, Jan ; Pullmann, Michal (advisor) ; Rákosník, Jakub (referee)
This thesis is on Rudolf Slánský and covers the years from 1945 until his execution at the end of 1952 following a show trial. Rudolf Slánský was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia which made him the second most powerful man in the party and later in the country also. Slánský's character is analysed from several points of view. His activities in establishing the Communist Party are key and this part of the thesis deals with how the party looked under Slánský's leadership, how its organisational structure was shaped and how its membership base developed. Other important activities of Slánský concerning the years 1945-1948, February 1948 and finally his involvement in the post- February repressions are also examined in the text. Analysis of these political activities is used to explore his attitudes, thoughts and ideas. The aim is to present Slánský in the way he presented himself to society. Another key part of the thesis is how Slánský was portrayed. This part of the text looks at how Slánský was officially presented to society and how on the basis of this he was viewed by society. The aim here is to analyse how Slánský was presented during his fiftieth birthday in contrast with how he was presented to society during his trial. The text then focuses on analysing how Slánský...
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How people buy on Internet
Procházková, Pavla ; Jeřábek, Hynek (advisor) ; Tuček, Milan (referee)
CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Institute of Sociological Studies Pavla Procházková How people buy on internet Abstract of the Diploma Thesis This thesis describes the basic principles of human behavior in shopping on the Internet. The aim was to tell whether shopping on the Internet is rational. The work deals with theories of rationality and bounded rationality theories from the perspective of sociological, economic and psychological approaches. All theories agree that the man is rational, selects the most efficient option of possible behavior. Whether the benefits gained are economic, social or psychological. From this broad perspective, it is clear that people in most cases their actions are rational, because even the deepest emotions have some rational basis, however, that over the centuries They lost its effectiveness. Perhaps it may be irrational today due to too rapid growth of technology, information overload (information is becoming more and more widely available, but their understanding is worse, a man must decide which of them to follow). Internet for shopping feature brings greater rationality in their instruments. It also restricts such perceptions, which reduces the rationality of choice. The conclusion is that people act rationally on the Internet, buying in order to...
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Niccoló Machiavelli and his thought process
Cvrčková, Jana ; Helan, Pavel (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
Diploma thesis 'Niccolò Machiavelli and His Thinking' deals with the issue of the political philosophy of the Italian Renaissance politician and thinker Niccolò Machiavelli, its formation and legacy related to another important Florence man Dante Alighieri. The thesis includes a short overview of the history of Florence, mainly the respective period, then concentrates on the personality of Niccolò Machiavelli, his life story and political opinions extracted from selected book titles. The thesis also analyses Dante Alighieri in the context of his life and philosophy of his political work De Monarchia, comparing the philosophic and political views of both personalities with accent on the thoughts of Niccolò Machiavelli. The aim of this thesis is a sober view of Machiavelli's much discussed political views and their comparison with a book by Dante Alighieri.
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Impact of Teen Challenge International on individuals endangered by an addiction or fighting with an addiction or God as Hope
Rabiňáková, Veronika ; Mottlová, Jana (advisor) ; Mlčková, Marie (referee)
TITLE: The impact of Teen Challenge International on individuals endangered by an addiction or fighting with an addiction, or God as Hope KEY WORDS: Drugs Addiction Prevention Cure Teen Challenge International Belief in God ANNOTATION: In my diploma I observe how cognition of God and belief in Him influences the process of prevention of addiction and the help provided for drug addicts. The theoretical part deals with the issue of drug addiction in the Czech Republic, with strategies fighting this phenomenon, and with various types of help which works, at least to a certain extent, with the spiritual dimension of a man. I focus on the Teen Challenge International Organization (TCI). In the practical part I examine how TCI works with the spiritual dimension of an individual, who TCI works with, what methods TCI uses, and why. The purpose of this examination is to discover how the people in our atheistic country respond to this offered form of help and what they can recieve from being open for God. I use interviews, questionnaires and narrations of those who come to TCI for help and of TCI workers, too. At the end of my work I present new facts that arise from the examination results and I suggest how educationalists, especially those working with children and youngsters with special needs, can use them in...
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Teresa of Jesus: Interior Castle
Kutarňová, Kateřina ; Lyčka, Milan (advisor) ; Halík, Tomáš (referee)
Teresa of Jesus: Interior Castle Kateřina Kutarňová Diploma thesis Abstract This thesis seeks to understand the most important text of Teresa of Jesus -'Interior Castle' which is considered one of the most important books of Spanish mysticism. This understanding should be achieved by using both theological and phenomenologico- hermenutical commentaries. The main topics of this thesis are religious and mystical experience, mystical transformation and intersubjectivity. Motivated by the possibility of gaining the understanding of the text as a whole, I firstly try to present the meaning of particular chapters. The Interior Castle leads from incorrect/false understanding (of one's self, reality and God) to the right or true one. This true understanding is made possible by reaching the mystical marriage between God and man based on full and conscious living of their mutual, intersubjective relationship. The reaching of mystical intersubjectivity provides the possibility of transgressing from knowing the reality as it appears to be to knowing the reality as it is. Keywords Teresa of Jesus; Teresa of Avila; Interior Castle; Christianity; Religious Experience; Mystical Experience; Mysticism; Mystical Transformation; Intersubjectivity; Frohlich Mary; Lonergan Bernard; Ahlgren Gillian; Steinbock Anthony
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Conception of a Human Share in The Book of Qohelet
Freund, Miroslav ; Holubová, Markéta (advisor) ; Nosek, Bedřich (referee)
The work "Conception of a Human Share in The Book of Qohelet" deals with the meaning of human fate as described by the Biblical book Qohelet. In the first chapter it pursues the concept of man from the point of view of the Bible and Rabbinical Judaism. The second deals with the general characteristics of the book. I focused primarily on characterizing the genre and questions regarding the authorship and origin of the work, I outline the fundamental themes and motives of the book as well as its inclusion into the Biblical canon. The third chapter describes in greater detail the main theme of Qohelet in light of traditional Judaism. The fourth deals with the general content of the work. In the fifth is submitted an illustration of the rabbinical interpretation of chosen passages of the text dealing with the fate of man. The sixth chapter is devoted to personal thoughts and a summary of fundamental thoughts that run through the entire work.
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Name as the premise of philosophy. Panhuman roots of knowledge in a thought of P. Florensky.
Yudina, Maria ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (advisor) ; Nykl, Hanuš (referee)
This graduation thesis deals with the interpretation of the nature of word and name found in the works of P. Florensky (1882-1937), the Russian philosopher, scientist and poet. The question of word, name and symbol was crucial for P.Florensky and all his works as well as for other important authors of the so called Russian religious and philosophical Renaissance, especially for V. F. Ern, S. N. Bulgakov and A. F. Losev. According to Florensky real cognition can only be achieved by means of word and symbol. To this issue Florensky also linked the question of correlation between a word and a thing, a man and a word, sacral terminology/denomination etc. Thus focus on the nature of word is vital for understanding P.Florensky's philosophy. The goal of this thesis is to outline the basic features of philosophic and theological understanding of name and word in Pavel Florensky's works, and also to define his cognition theory which is based on this way of thinking.
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Today's alternative paradigm: considerate humanity with a revived sense of wonder at the world and a commitment to life
Sokolíčková, Zdenka ; Ortová, Jitka (advisor) ; Soukup, Martin (referee) ; Lapka, Miloslav (referee)
The dissertation, Today's alternative paradigm: Considerate humanity with a revived sense of wonder at the world and a commitment to life, attempts to revise the Western worldview, in particular its understanding of the relationship between humans and their environment. The scientific focus of the thesis is based in environmental ethics, while the common ground and the method derive from the approach of cultural science toward culture and its aspects. The aim of the dissertation is to offer a revived look on the reciprocal interaction between people and the world, which is inevitably modified through human culture. Critical reflections on the Western paradigm and its ecologically unsustainable consequences have been numerous within social sciences during the last decades. The perspective of the dissertation is a web consisting of three variables - man, the interpretation of their role in the world, and treatment of the natural environment implied by this interpretation. The three pillars of the dissertation are considerate humanity, revived sense of wonder at the world and commitment to life. The first of them is an outcome of the analysis of two opposing schools of environmentalist thought, the anthropocentric and the non-anthropocentric. Both blocks include various nuances but they can be distinguished...
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Man being God in the conception of Comenius
Juhaščiková, Daniela ; Veverková, Kamila (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
JUHAŠČIKOVÁ, Daniela: Man being God in the conception of Comenius [Záverečná práce] / Daniela Juhaščiková - Univerzita Karlova v Praze. Husitská teologická fakulta; - Supervisor: ThDr. Kamila Veverková, ThD. - Degree. Magistr.- Praha: HTF UK, 2011. s. 71. The work Man being God in the conception of Comenius si about Comenius view to man. The purpose of my research was to find out in his literacy his opinion to man like Image of God. This work was about man position in frnot of God. What is purpose of human being. And if man still have rights to have image of God altohough we are siners. The results of my research, that I find out Comenius pricips. Princip of moving in relation to centre, and second princip is harmony. This two princips have Gods creations, only when they are in relationship with Him. And also people are able to be on Image of God when they are in relationship with Him. Keywords Man - Creation- God - Comenius - Whole - Being - The purpose of being - Harmony - Restitution.
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