PH0114 Argumentation

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marek Picha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Tue 16:40–18:15 B12
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
activity, philosophical boldness, enthusiasm, optimism, open-mindedness, directness, politeness, curiosity.
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
Course objectives
The seminar is focused on mastering basic skills associated with identification, evaluation and use of the arguments not only in philosophical discourse. At the end of the course the student will be able to analyze text with respect to its argumentative function, will be able to determine what type of argument is presented and how to evaluate this type. Last but not least, the student become familiar with the most important dialectical conceptions in the late 20th century.
Syllabus
  • 1. critical thinking and its stereotypes
  • 2. paraphrases
  • 3. reconstruction of argument
  • 4. formal logic
  • 5. nonformal logic
  • 6. pragmadialectics
  • 7. selected nonformal schemes
  • 8. selected fallacies
  • 9. elements of academic writing
Literature
  • BOKR, Josef and Jan SVATEK. Základy logiky a argumentace pro zájemce o umělou inteligenci, filozofii, práva a učitelství. 1. vyd. Dobrá Voda u Pelhřimova: Aleš Čeněk, 2000, 173 s. ISBN 80-902627-8-3. info
  • ŠVANDOVÁ, Blažena and Milan JELÍNEK. Argumentace a umění komunikovat (Argumentation and the art of communication). první. Brno: PedF MU Brno, 1999, 330 pp. Monografie 74. ISBN 1-210-2186-1. info
  • RE, Edward D and Joseph R RE. Brief writing and oral argument. 7. ed. [New York]: Oceana Publications, 1993, ix, 354 s. ISBN 0-379-20426-6. info
  • PERELMAN, Chaim. Justice, law, and argument : essays on moral and legal reasoning. Dordrecht: D. Reidel publishing company, 1980, xiii, 181. ISBN 90-277-1089-9. info
  • HUBER, Robert B. Influencing through argument. New York: David McKay Company, 1963. info
Teaching methods
drills, homework
Assessment methods
Type of teaching: seminar
Completion: credit will be awarded for active participation in lessons and handing in the homework in time
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://picha.webnode.com/filozofie/argumentace/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
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