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Lecturer(s)
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Schuster Radek, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Words and things. The referential theory of meaning and its criticism 2. From mathematics to semantics. Sense a reference. Concept and function: Gottlob Frege 3. Definite descriptions: B. Russell, P.F. Strawson, K. Donnellan 4. The description theory of proper names and its criticism: B. Russell, J. Searle a S. Kripke 5. Rigid a flaccid designators. Direct reference of proper names. The causal-historical theory of reference: S. Kripke 6. Reference and self-reference. Logical-semantic paradoxes: G. Cantor, C. Burali-Forti. B. Russell, J. Richard, G. Berry, K. Grelling, S. Yablo 7. Speaking of ineffable. Picture theory of language: L. Wittgenstein 8. Verificationism and its criticism: Vienna Circle, W.V.O. Quine 9. Indeterminacy of translation and reference: W.V.O. Quine 10. The theory of speech acts: J. L. Austin, J. Searle 11. Meaning as use. Language games and rules: L. Wittgenstein 12. Speaker's meaning and intentionality. Conversational and conventional implicatures: P. H. Grice
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Seminar classes, Lecture
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 64 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to introduce crucial characters and themes of European philosophical tradition |
| to describe historical and cultural facts of European philosophical tradition |
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| to use the terminology of European philosophical tradition with understanding |
| to identify the problem (thesis) and reproduce the argumentation contained in the text |
| to use modern technologies, especially information databases |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to introduce crucial characters and themes of analytical philosophy |
| to characterize the most important concepts of analytical philosophy and explain their context |
| to summarize selected important works of analytical philosophy |
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| to analyze the source texts of analytical philosophy |
| to interpret selected passages of analytical philosophical texts |
| to follow the arguments of important representatives of analytical philosophy |
| to argue and discuss a specific topic of analytic philosophy |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills |
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| Seminar classes |
| Skills demonstration |
| Students' portfolio |
| Individual study |
| Competences |
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| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| Students' portfolio |
| Seminar classes |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Austin, J. L. How to do things with words : the William James Lectures delivered at Harvard University in 1955. 2nd ed. Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 1976. ISBN 0-19-281205-X.
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Fiala, Jiří. Analytická filosofie : druhá čítanka. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha : O.P.S., 2006. ISBN 80-903733-1-9.
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Fiala, Jiří. Analytická filosofie : první čítanka. 1. díl. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2000. ISBN 80-7082-611-8_.
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Fiala, Jiří. Analytická filosofie : první čítanka. 2. díl. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2000. ISBN 80-7082-611-8.
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Fiala, Jiří. Analytická filosofie : třetí čítanka ; uspořádal Jiří Fiala. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2002. ISBN 80-238-9518-4.
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J. Peregrin. Kapitoly z analytické filozofie. 2005.
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Kripke, Saul A. Naming and necessity. Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1980. ISBN 0-674-59846-6.
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Lycan, William G. Philosophy of language: a contemporary introduction. New York. ISBN 978-0-415-95752-6.
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Marvan, Tomáš. Otázka významu : cesty analytické filosofie jazyka. Vyd. 1. Praha : Togga, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87258-33-0.
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Monk, Ray. How to read Wittgenstein. New York : Norton, 2005. ISBN 0-393-32820-1.
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Quine, Willard Van Orman. Words and object. Cambridge : MIT Press, 2001. ISBN 0-262-67001-1.
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Filosofická zkoumání. 2. upr. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1998. ISBN 80-7007-103-6.
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Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Tractatus logico-philosophicus. 1. vyd. Praha : Institut pro středoevropskou kulturu a politiku, 1993. ISBN 80-85241-30-7.
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