PHNA Contemporary Anglo-American Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 A11, except Tue 17. 9., except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
The knowledge of English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to provide students with information that will enable them to understand the basic areas of research and key concepts, theories and authors in British and American philosophy of 20th century.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand the basic areas of research and key concepts in British and American philosophy of 20th century;
- explain the day theories and concepts of the field
- list the key authors and their contributions
- describe the nature of analytic and postanalytic philosophy.
Syllabus
  • Analytic philosophy
  • W. V. O. Quine
  • D. Lewis
  • S. Kripke
  • Analytic metaphysics
  • Post-analytic philosophy (R. Rorty, D. Davidson, W. Sellars)
  • Oxford school (J. L. Austin, G. Ryle, P. Strawson, H. P. Grice)
Literature
    required literature
  • Povinná literatura je součástí e-learningového kurzu, který doprovází tento kurz.
Teaching methods
Seminars, assigned readings
Assessment methods
Final exam in the form of an open-question test. The minimal pass level is 60 %.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/23-24/course/view.php?id=7411
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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