FF:PH0268 Pragmatism II - Course Information
PH0268 Pragmatism II
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. Emil Višňovský, PhD. (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc. (deputy)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová - Timetable
- each odd Friday 10:00–13:15 B23
- Prerequisites
- PH_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil. || PHK_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil. || PROGRAM(N-PH) || PROGRAM(N-HS) || PROGRAM(N-SS)
1. History of philosophy 2. Pragmatism 1 2. English language at the level of reading philosophical texts - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course students should be able to:
Explain
• What are the main characteristics of contemporary neopragmatism
• What is neopragmatism as philosophy
• Who was R. Rorty as a philosopher
• What is the place of neopragmatism in contemporary philosophy
• Analyse and interpret philosophical concepts of neopragmatism - Syllabus
- 1. Rorty’s Philosophical Project and Intentions
- 2. Rorty’s Conception of Philosophy
- 3. Rorty’s Anti-metaphysics
- 4. Rorty’s Philosophy of Mind
- 5. Rorty’s Anti-epistemologism
- 6. Rorty’s Philosophy of Culture
- 7. Rorty’s Version of Liberalism
- 8. Rorty’s Concept of Irony
- 9. Rorty’s Concept of Solidarity
- 10. Rorty’s Concept of Science
- 11. Rorty’s Concept of Social Hope
- 12. Criticims of Rorty’s Neopragmatism
- Literature
- Teaching methods
- lectures, critical readings, class discussion, textual interpretations
- Assessment methods
- During semester: 1. actíve participation and group discussion (25 p.) 2. compulsory reading and orla presentation (25 p.) Final assessment: 1. essay (35 p.) 2. colloquium and essay defence (15 p.)
- Language of instruction
- Slovak
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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