FF:UZPH2107 Anglo-Amer., Canad. Phil. - Course Information

UZPH2107 Contemporary Anglo-American and Canadian Philosophy

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Hroch, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová

Timetable

Thu 11:40–13:15 A11 stara

Prerequisites

The knowledge of English language.

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

• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Social Studies Basics (programme FF, N-HS3)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Social Studies Basics (programme FF, N-SS) (2)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Social Studies Basics (programme FF, N-SS3)

Course objectives

American transcendental idealismus: R.W.Emerson. American pragmatismus: W. James, J. Dewey. Analytical philosophy in Great Britain: G. E. Moore, B. Russell, J. L. Austin. Analytical philosophy in the USA: W.V.O. Quine. Hermeneutical tendencies in contemporary Anglo-American philosophy,post-analytical philosophy in the USA: P. Winch, H. Bloom, S. Cavell, H. Putnam. Canadian philosophy: I. Hacking, Ch. Taylor. Main objectives of this course are : The overview of the development of. Anglo-american philosophy, fundamental moments and forming elements hidden in the history of Anglo-American philosophy.

Syllabus

• 1. American pragmatismu
• 2. Analytical philosophy in the USA: W.V.O. Quine.
• 3.Post-analytical philosophy in the USA
• 4.Canadian philosophy

Literature

• HROCH, Jaroslav. Soudobá anglo-americká a kanadská filozofie, Contemporary Anglo-American and Canadian Philosophy (Contemporary Anglo-American and Canadian Philosophy). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova Univerzita v Brně, 2003, 173 pp. ISBN 80-210-3269-3. info
• HROCH, Jaroslav. William James a pragmatická filosofie (William James and Pragmatic Philosophy.). In Pragmatismus. Nové jméno pro staré způsoby myšlení.. 1st ed. Brno: Centrum pro kulturu a demokracii, 2003, p. 5-18. Dějiny filozofie, sv 2. info
• HROCH, Jaroslav. K etickým a sociokulturním koncepcím soudového amerického neopragmatismu (Ethical and Socio-CulturalConceptions of the Contemporary American neo-Pragmatism). Filosofický časopis. Praha: Filosofický ústav AV ČR, Praha, 2002, 50 / 2002, No 4, p. 543 - 560. ISSN 0015-1831. info
• HROCH, Jaroslav. K sociálně filosofickým a sociokulturním koncepcím Richarda Rortyho (On the Socially Philosophical and Socio-Cultural Conceptions of Richard Rorty.). Filosofický časopis. Praha: Filosofický ústav AV ČR, 1997, vol. 45, No 4, p. 632-642. ISSN 00015-1831. info
• HROCH, Jaroslav. K teoriím rozumění a k hermeneutické problematice v soudobé anglo-americké filosofii (On Theories of Understanding and on Hermeneutic Questions in Contemporary Anglo-American Philosophy). Filosofický časopis. Praha: Filosofický ústav AV ČR, 1997, vol. 45, No 1, p. 3-23. ISSN 00015-1831. info
• HROCH, Jaroslav. K pojetí pravdy a interpretace v post-analytické filosofii (To Conception of Truth and Interpretation in Post-Analytic Philosophy). In Realismus ve vědě a filozofii. Praha: Filosofia, 1995, p. 414-426. ISBN 80-7007-079-X. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Přednáška, zkouška.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.

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