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The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart 1623- 2023.
Vik, Dalibor Jiří ; Schifferová, Věra (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee) ; Beneš, Jiří (referee)
The dissertation thesis deals with the topic of the "afterlife" of Comenius's most notable Czech work, The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart, and the constitution of its position in the history of ideas. In six main historical periods, spreading over four centuries from the writing of the manuscript (1623) to the present day (2023), it examines the reception of the work in cultural-social and scholarly realms, traces their interaction and describes shifts in the interpretation of the work in relation to changing paradigms of the day. From the source material, it analyses primarily a wide range of various editions and translations of the work, mentions, commentaries and scholarly publications on the work and objects of artistic nature, based on which it aims at reconstructing various historical images of the work, which symbolically and factually accompanied the Czech society in its historical transformations. The work contains the most complete list of Czech editions and translations of the work and relevant secondary literature to date. It was written on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the work.
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Comparison Philosophies of Jan Amos Komenský and René Descartes
Dobrovodská, Helena ; Hogenová, Anna (advisor) ; Rybák, David (referee)
Comparison of Philosophies of Jan Ámos Komenský and René Descartes The aim of this work is comparison of philosophies of Jan Ámos Komenský and René Descartes based on their essential works, i.e."Labyrint světa a ráj srdce" (The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart) and "Úvahy o první filozofii" (Meditations on First Philosophy), in which God's existence and the difference between the human soul and body are proved. The philosophy of both contemporaries originated in the 17th century on the background of the Thirty Years' War and the Counter-Reformation. The rationalism of René Descartes, which starts Cartesian thinking, seems to be substantially different from the philosophy of Komenský based on Neoplatonism and Christianity. In the thought of Descartes analysis, mathematical operationalism, is principal, whereas Komenský synthesizes and puts the whole together. The first chapter of the thesis deals with the lives, period and works of Komenský and Descartes. It is possible to find significant similarities in their life stories. The second chapter deals with the interpretation of "The Labyrint of the World and the Paradise of the Heart" and the interpretation of "Meditations of First Philosophy", in which God's existence and the difference between the human soul and body are proved....
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The Concept of Virtues in the Work of John Amos Comenius
Provazníková, Tereza ; Halama, Jindřich (advisor) ; Moree, Pieter (referee)
Ethicsisoneofthekeytopics in Comenius'sworks. However, itispaidlittleattention these days. Theaimofthediploma thesis "TheConceptofVirtues in theWorkofJohn Amos Comenius"is to establish a clearstructureofComenius'sethics and to systematicallydescribe his concept and understandingofeachvirtue. The thesis outlinesthegroundsforComenius'sethicalthinking and givesreasonsforitsnecessity. Theworkdescribesthegoalsthatmoralbehaviourofindividuals and society shouldlead to, and explainsthenecessaryprerequisitesformoralbehaviour, especiallyprudence. Itfocuses on the term "virtue" according to theconceptofComenius. Closeattentionispaid to detailedcharacteristicsofparticularvirtues to befound in chosen prime works. Sixteenvirtues in total are dividedintotwocategories - thecategory "ethics" is a set ofvirtuesthatanindividualmaintains to himselfwhilethecategory "symbiotics" covers a set ofvirtuesmaintained in relationshipswithotherpeople. The thesis dealswiththeexpressionsofvirtues, theirpurpose, idealofhumanbehaviour, specificadvice on how to act, and oftenwithdescriptionofthecorrespondingvices. Keywords:virtue, vice, John Amos Comenius, prudence, individual, society, relationships, ethics
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Frantisek Stampach references Jan Amos Komensky in his work
Walterová, Iva ; Vojtko, Tibor (advisor) ; Mužáková, Monika (referee)
The thesis presents Jan Amos Komensky as an essential source for the pedagogical work of František Štampach especially. Even today, František Štampach still ranks among the inspiring figures in the history of special pedagogy, emphasizing children's social background especially. František Štampach referred to targeted and systematic ideas stemming from Jan Amos Komensky legacy in his publications. The presented work seeks a content and thematic analysis of Štampach's specialist publications in the context of Jan Amos Komensky's ideas. Essential to understanding the broader context of Štampach's work is the period framing - the end of World War II, anticipation and commitment to future generations. KEYWORDS František Štampach, Jan Amos Komensky, special pedagogy, ideological starting points, social provision
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Contemporary perception of personality and legacy of John Amos Comenius by educators and pupils of elementary schools
Škoda, Jakub ; Syřiště, Ivo (advisor) ; Blažková, Veronika (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on finding answers, even partial ones, to the questions of whether the character of Jan Amos Comenius is just a dusty bust in honorary niches of educational institutions, or whether it is still a living, viable and inspiring life story for educators and pupils of today's elementary schools in our country; story with an overlap to the present day. The thesis contains both theoretical and practical part with a survey in the form of a questionnaire survey. The aim of the theoretical part is not only to cover major works of Jan Amos Comenius, if possible in all spheres of his active work, but it also briefly examines the perception of his legacy over several centuries through selected historical epochs and ideologies, as well as several significant personalities of the public, spiritual and cultural life of the Czech nation, who helped maintain and spread the ideas of Jan Amos Comenius for many centuries after his death and on whom these ideas had a considerable influence. The aim of the practical part is to find out the imaginary basic "azimuth", the predominant direction of attitudes and opinions, educators and pupils of selected elementary schools in the Czech Republic to the person and legacy of Jan Amos Comenius. When creating online questionnaires, mainly...
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