PH2103 Contemporary Anglo-American and Canadian Philosophy I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Hroch, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Thu 11:40–13:15 20
Prerequisites
PH_SoZ Compreh. Exam. in Phil. || PROGRAM(N-PH) || PROGRAM(N-HS) || PROGRAM(N-SS)
It is supposed the knowledge of the works of these philosophers who will be mentioned in the lecture and whose books have been translated into Czech or Slovakian language.
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
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
J. Bentham and utilitarism. British positivism (J. S. Mill). American transcendental idealism (R. W. Emerson). Romanticism and Anglo-American philosophy. American pragmatism in 19th century (Ch. S. Peirce, W. James). Ontological, epistemological, social and ethical dimension in the philosophy of J. Dewey. The reception of J. Dewey in the contemporary American pragmatism. German philosophical hermeneutics (W. Dilthey, M. Heidegger, H.-G. Gadamer, J. Habermas) and its influence to contemporary Anglo-American philosophy. The origin of British analytical philosophy (B. Russell and G. E. Moore - Cambridge School).
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Přednáška, kolokvium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002.
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