PH0167 Pragmatism I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Emil Višňovský, PhD. (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
each even Friday 10:00–11:35 B23
Prerequisites
PH_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil. || PHK_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil. || PROGRAM ( N - PH ) || PROGRAM ( N - HS ) || PROGRAM ( N - SS )
1. History of Philosophy 2. English Language (on the level of reading scholarly text)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Specialized and detailed study of key philosophical ideas of main representatives of classical pragmatism: Ch. S. Peirce, W. James and J. Dewey. Understanding of their relevance for the history of philosophy and contemporary philosophy.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is Pragmatism as Philosophy?
  • 2. Classical Pragmatism: Its Origins and Developments
  • 3. Classical Pragmatism: Peirce and his Version I.
  • 4. Classical Pragmatism: Peirce and his Version II.
  • 5. Classical Pragmatism: James and his Version I.
  • 6. Classical Pragmatism: James and his Version II.
  • 7. Classical Pragmatism: Dewey and his Version I.
  • 8. Classical Pragmatism: Dewey and his Version II.
  • 9. Neo-Classical Pragmatism Today
  • 10. Peirce Today: New Readings (V. Colapietro)
  • 11. James Today: New Readings (H. Putnam)
  • 12. Dewey Today: New Readings (L. Hickman)
Literature
  • JAMES, William. Pragmatismus :nové jméno pro staré způsoby myšlení. Translated by Radim Bělohrad. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2003, 150 s. ISBN 80-7325-022-5. info
  • PEIRCE, Charles Sanders. Pragmatizmus. Edited by Emil Višňovský - František Mihina. Bratislava: Iris, 1998, 569 s. ISBN 80-88778-45-X. info
Assessment methods
Lectures, seminars, compulsory readings and presentations, class discussion, final essay.
Language of instruction
Slovak
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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