OJ307 Philosophy of language and Hermeneuuistic

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2004
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Hroch, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Hroch, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Prerequisites
Lecture. Compulsory volitional subject. 2 hours weekly. Form of evalution: colloquium. The type of credit: A. The number of credits: 3. The maximal number of participants: 40. Devoted to all students of Masaryk University.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Language and philosophy, ontological and epistemological aspects of language. Hermeneutical and analytical approach to language. Mental discourse (T. Hobbes).Hermeneutical thought in Ancient Times and Middle Ages. The relation of languages and ideas, the concept of language in British empiricism and continental rationalism (J. Locke, G. Berkeley, R. Descartes). N. Chomsky and Cartesian linguistics. The concept of language in German hermeneutics of the Romantic period (J. G. Herder). W. von Humboldt's philosophy of language and his hermeneutical thought. F.D.E. Schleiermacher. W. Dilthey.The conception of language in British analytical philosophy (B. Russell, G. E. Moore, A. J. Ayer). The problematique of observation sentences. Vienna Circle (R. Carnap, M. Schlick). Language games and speech acts (L. Wittgenstein, P. Winch, J. L. Austin,J. R. Searle).M. Heideggerś philosophical hermeneutics and his philosophy of language.The problem of discourse and language event by P. Ricoeur. H.-G. Gadamer's philosophy of language.
Syllabus
  • Language and philosophy, ontological and epistemological aspects of language. To the relation of language, consciousness and mind - philosophy of mind. Hermeneutical and analytical approach to language. Mental discourse (T. Hobbes). The relation of languages and ideas, the concept of language in British empiricism and continental rationalism (J. Locke, G. Berkeley, R. Descartes). N. Chomsky and Cartesian linguistics. The concept of language in German hermeneutics of the Romantic period (J. G. Herder). W. von Humboldt's philosophy of language. The conception of language in British analytical philosophy (G. E. Moore, A. J. Ayer). The problematique of observation sentences. Vienna Circle (R. Carnap, M. Schlick). Language games and speech acts (L. Wittgenstein, P. Winch, J. L. Austin,J. R. Searle). The problem of discourse and language event by P. Ricoeur. H.-G. Gadamer's philosophy of language.
Literature
  • Hroch, Jaroslav: Soudobá anglo-americká a kanadská filosofie. Brno, Masarykova univerzita 2003
  • HROCH, Jaroslav. Filosofická hermeneutika v dějinách a v současnosti (Philosophical Hermeneutics in Past and Present). Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1997, 204 pp. ISBN 80-210-1709-0. info
  • CASSIRER, Ernst. Filosofie symbolických forem. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1996, 299 s. ISBN 80-86005-11-9. info
  • HROCH, Jaroslav. Problém rozumění a postanalytická filosofie (The Problem of Understanding and Post-Analytic Philosophy.). Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1996, 88 pp. ISBN 80-210-1359-1. info
  • PEREGRIN, Jaroslav. Logika ve filosofii, filosofie v logice : historický úvod do analytické filosofie. Praha: Herrmann a synové, 1992, 124 s. info
  • MACHALOVÁ, Tatiana and Jaroslav HROCH. Základy filozofie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Doplněk, Masarykova univerzita, 1992, 79 s. ISBN 80-210-0336-9. info
  • MACHALOVÁ, Tatiana and Jaroslav HROCH. Základy filozofie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1992, 79 s. ISBN 80-210-0366-9. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Přednáška. Kolokvium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Ukončení zápočtem je možné pouze pro kredit typu C. Uděluje se na základě aktivní účasti při výuce.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nelze současně zapisovat předmět PH0177
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
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