UZPH0167 Pragmatims 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
1. History of Philosophy 2. English Language (on the level of reading scholarly text)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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)
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 2006, Autumn 2007.
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