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The Journeys of Gilgamesh and Abraham: A Comparison
Nash, Alexander ; Vymětalová Hrabáková, Eva (advisor) ; Beneš, Jiří (referee)
Few can claim to have never heard of Abraham or Gilgamesh. In terms of renown, the two are so rooted in our cultural awareness that it is highly unlikely that they will ever be truly forgotten. But whilst there have been many publication analyzing one or the other, few have ever attempted a side by side comparison of the duo. Therefore we shall not focus on introducing both characters, but try to see where their key differences lie. Since a complete comparison of every individual motive would be too broad for the purpose of this work, we are going to focus on three particular concepts: the hero's journey, immortality and relations to the divine. The first of these is also a brief introduction of the concept itself, since along with its author Joseph Campbell, it is a rather obscure topic on czech academic grounds. The second and third concepts are closer to an analysis of the cultural and religious settings and norms relevant for the authors of both texts.
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Wonderland behind the looking-glass and its touch
Brdička, Vojtěch ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Kraus, Jiří (referee)
This work is the structured indictment of mediality in us. It argues that media do not satisfy us, nor we are controlled by them. We are much rather satisfied and at the same time controlled by the mediality inside ourselves. Mediality phenomenon is postulated here in the spirit of Jean Baudrillard's theory, not as a mediator of the relations between people, but as their killer. The expansion of digital media doesn't bring us closer to others, but it separates others from us in time and space. The others are transmitted to us only in the form of selected mosaic of images. This alienation is the result of a desire for our own particular worlds, not the conspiracy of power. Efficiency, speed, focus on result and positive thinking are the values that define the orientation of media development. The result is not imitation, but perfection. That's why we use the media. It lures us by the promise of immortality, but in conclusion it only creates a lifeless sign from us. Every human desire is ambivalent, and the desire to create our own post-mortem images can become in its hypertrophy the fatal fulfilment of the death instinct.
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The Journeys of Gilgamesh and Abraham: A Comparison
Nash, Alexander ; Vymětalová Hrabáková, Eva (advisor) ; Beneš, Jiří (referee)
Few can claim to have never heard of Abraham or Gilgamesh. In terms of renown, the two are so rooted in our cultural awareness that it is highly unlikely that they will ever be truly forgotten. But whilst there have been many publication analyzing one or the other, few have ever attempted a side by side comparison of the duo. Therefore we shall not focus on introducing both characters, but try to see where their key differences lie. Since a complete comparison of every individual motive would be too broad for the purpose of this work, we are going to focus on three particular concepts: the hero's journey, immortality and relations to the divine. The first of these is also a brief introduction of the concept itself, since along with its author Joseph Campbell, it is a rather obscure topic on czech academic grounds. The second and third concepts are closer to an analysis of the cultural and religious settings and norms relevant for the authors of both texts.
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I and Thou Relationship. Death and Immortality in the Work of Gabriel Marcel
Kaletová, Markéta ; Vogel, Jiří (advisor) ; Kučera, Zdeněk (referee)
1 Abstract anglicky The topic of my thesis is the important French thinker and playwright Gabriel Marcel. It is divided into four parts. The first part focuses on the main premises of Marcel's "concrete" philosophy and his position towards Christianity and tolerance to non-believers. The second part describes in details his "concrete" philosophy. It is based on the relation to the essence of our being (2) and shows the way, which leads to being through our existence (2.1) by rejecting the mode of possessing "to have" (2.1.1). This part concludes with Marcel's unique concept of body and embodiment (2.2),that finds its true value in encounter with other human being (2.3) The third part deals with Marcel's main relationship concept I-Thou, about its creation, modes and conditions (3.1). Further it shows the difference between real I-Thou relationship and objective I-It relationship (3.2). And different ways of pertaining and disponability(3.2.1). The fourth part is the main point of my thesis. It focuses on Marcel's concept of death and immortality (4.), on his similarity with poet Rilke (4.1). It also shows present "broken world" as a reflection of hopelessness and fear of death (4.2). It also shows how to overcome death in its definitive form by love to other human being, that is the expression "presence"...
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Love and "birth in beauty" in Plato's dialogues Symposium and Phaedrus
Fiedlerová, Dominika ; Špinka, Štěpán (advisor) ; Jinek, Jakub (referee)
Theme of the bachelor's thesis is love in Plato's dialogues Symposium and Phaedrus. For the characteristics of love is important to present the nature of godlike and ungodlike souls. The main difference between them is threat of oblivion and fall into the body, which belong only to ungodlike souls. This thesis is mainly focussed on question of immortality. It tries to show that the real immortality is available for human like soul located in the body. People can acquire this immortality through bodily beauty, which help remember about the idea of beauty or through animately discourse, which mediate godlike wisdom in corporeal world. Most of the soul is incapable of remembrance and that is why they seek only a caricature of the real immortality.
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