PH0107 Introduction to Analytical Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Dr. phil. Jakub Mácha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jaroslav Růžička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PH_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil. || PROGRAM(N-HS)|| PROGRAM(N-PH)
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course a student should understand the wide philosophical movement labeled as analytical philosophy, which means that she is capable to understand its essentail features, its methodological assumptions; it also means that she is capable to understand key writings (from Frege, Russell to Kripke, Davidson etc.), i.e. to fluently interepret them. The knowledge gradously aquired is examined by means of short online tests.
Syllabus
  • 0. What is analytical philosophy? 1. Roots of analytical tradition (Bolzano, Meinong) 2. Sense, meaning and thought (Frege) 3. Analytical method (Moore) 4. Logical atomismus (Russell) 5. Early Wittgenstein 6. Vienna Circle (Carnap, Schlick, Neurath etc.) 7. Lwow-Warsaw School 8. Quine 9. Philosophy of ordinary language (late Wittgenstein, Austin, Strawson, Grice) 10. (Post)analytical philosophy(Davidson, Putnam, Rorty) 11. Singular terms (Kripke), propositional attitudes 12. Modal metaphysics (Lewis, Plantinga, etc..)
Literature
  • VALENTA, Lubomír. Problémy analytické filozofie :historický úvod : počátky a první období (od Frega po Carnapa). 1. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2003, 223 s. ISBN 80-7182-150-0. info
  • PEREGRIN, Jaroslav. Kapitoly z analytické filosofie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2005, 319 s. ISBN 8070072075. info
  • Obrat k jazyku: druhé kolo :jazyk, myšlení a svět v názorech postanalytických filosofů. Edited by Jaroslav Peregrin. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 1998, 193 s. ISBN 80-7007-102-8. info
  • Analytická filosofie. Edited by Jiří Fiala. 2. opr. vyd. Plzeň: O.P.S., 2005, cxxxix s. ISBN 8023971069. info
  • Analytická filosofie. Edited by Jiří Fiala. 1. vyd. Praha: O.P.S. Michal V. Hanzelín, 2000, 283 s. ISBN 8023885197. info
  • Analytická filosofie. Edited by Jiří Fiala. 1. vyd. Plzeň: O.P.S. Michal V. Hanzelín, 2002, xxvi, 300. ISBN 8023895184. info
  • SOUSEDÍK, Stanislav and Jaroslav PEREGRIN. Co je analytický výrok? : [studijní texty]. Vyd. 1. Praha: [Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku], 1995, 142 s. info
Teaching methods
e-learning
Assessment methods
e-learning tests
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Note related to how often the course is taught: e-learning.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 3 konzultace a e-learning.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=3128
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007.
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