Course: Philosophy of Language

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Course title Philosophy of Language
Course code KFI/FJF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dach Stefanie, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Reference and singular terms: sense and reference of proper names (G. Frege), definite descriptions (B. Russell, P. F. Strawson, K. Donnellan), cluster theory of proper names (J. Searle), rigid designators and possible worlds (S. Kripke). Semantics and syntax: meaning and verification, analytic a synthetic sentences (R. Carnap, W. v. O. Quine), meaning and truth conditions, possible worlds and intensional logic (D. Davidson, A. Tarski, N. Chomsky, R. Montague), meaning as using of words, language games and rules (L. Wittgenstein), meaning and intentionality (P. Grice). Semantics and pragmatics: constatives and performatives, locution, illocution, perlocution (J. L. Austin), speech acts (J. Searle), conventional and conversational implicatures (P. Grice), communication and convention (D. Lewis).

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 35 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 43 hours per semester
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar classes
Skills demonstration
Individual study
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Austin, J. L. Jak udělat něco slovy. Praha : Filosofia, 2000. ISBN 80-7007-133-8.
  • Cassirer, Ernst. Filosofie symbolických forem. 1, Jazyk. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1996. ISBN 80-86005-10-0.
  • Gadamer, Hans-Georg. Pravda a metoda I : nárys filosofické hermeneutiky. Vyd. 1. Praha : Triáda, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87256-04-6.
  • Habermanss, Jürgen. Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns. 1. Aufl. Frankfurt am Main : Suhrkamp, 1995.
  • Heidegger, Martin. Básnicky bydlí člověk : německo-česky. 2., opr. vyd. Praha : Oikoymenh, 2006. ISBN 80-7298-165-X.
  • Hroch, Jaroslav. Filosofická hermeneutika v dějinách a současnosti. Vyd. 1. V Brně : Masarykova univerzita, 1997. ISBN 80-210-1709-0.
  • Lycan, W. G. Philosophy of Language. A Contemporary Introduction. London: Routledge, 2008.
  • Peregrin, Jaroslav. Kapitoly z analytické filosofie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Filosofia, 2005. ISBN 80-7007-207-5.
  • Peregrin, Jaroslav. Význam a struktura. 1. vyd. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1999. ISBN 80-86005-93-3.
  • Pinker, Steven. Jazykový instinkt : jak mysl vytváří jazyk. Vyd. 1. Praha : Dybbuk, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7438-006-8.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Philosophy (18-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter