Course: Philosophy of Language and Communication

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Course title Philosophy of Language and Communication
Course code KFI/FJKD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Marvan Tomáš, Doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Marvan Tomáš, Doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics covered: the historical development of the philosophy of language and communication; Frege on sense and denotation; the descriptivist and causal-historical theory of proper names; intensional semantics; inferentialism; meaning and rules; speech act theory; pragmatics and forms of communication.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study of literature, Seminar
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 234 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to list the key figures and themes of the philosophy of language and communication
to explain specific terms associated with individual topics of philosophy of language and communication
to describe problems that have been solved in the field of philosophy of language and communication
Skills
to use with understanding the conceptual apparatus of the philosophy of language and communication
to reproduce the argumentation contained in the given text from the field of philosophy of language and communication
to use modern technologies, especially information databases
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to systematically define and describe the topics and development of the philosophy of language and communication
to comprehensively explain and evaluate the importance and results in the field of philosophy of language and communication
to describe and characterize the current state of research in the field at the international level
Skills
to independently propose the direction of partial research in the field of philosophy of language and communication
to conceive new professional approaches based on the knowledge of international research in the field of philosophy of language and communication
to innovatively reflect the texts of the authors of the philosophy of language and communication
to create and publish original professional text from the given problem area
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
One-to-One tutorial
Self-study of literature
Textual studies
Skills
One-to-One tutorial
Individual study
Competences
Individual study
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Oral exam
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Flusserovy spisy. v nakl. Bollmann a European Photography.
  • Rukopisy přednášek o komunikologii.
  • 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.
  • AUSTIN, J. L. How to Do Things with Words. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Press, 1975. ISBN 978-0-674-41152-4.
  • DAVIDSON, D. Inquiries into Meaning and Truth. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984. ISBN 978-0-199-24629-8.
  • Flusser, Vilém. Jazyk a skutečnost. Vyd. 1. Praha : Triáda, 2005. ISBN 80-86138-54-2.
  • Flusser, Vilém. Komunikológia. Bratislava, Mediálny inštitút.
  • Flusser, Vilém. Moc obrazu.
  • Grice, H. P. Studies in the way of words. Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1991. ISBN 978-0-674-85271-6.
  • GRICE, H. P. Studies in the Way of Words. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Press, 1991. ISBN 978-0-674-85271-6.
  • KRIPKE, S. Naming and Necessity. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1980. ISBN 0-674-59846-6.
  • Kripke, Saul A. Naming and necessity. Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1980. ISBN 0-674-59846-6.
  • LYCAN, W. Philosophy of Language. London: Routledge, 2000. ISBN 0-415-95751-6.
  • Lycan, William G. Philosophy of language : a contemporary introduction. London ; Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0-415-17116-4.
  • Marvan, T. Otázka významu: cesty analytické filosofie jazyka. Praha: Togga, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87258-33-0.
  • MILLER, A. Philosophy of Language. London: Routledge, 2007. ISBN 0-415-34980-X.
  • Miller, Alexander. Philosophy of language. 2nd ed. Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7735-3338-7.


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): Theory and History of Science and Technology (11-5,6) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and History of Science and Technology (11-5,6) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -