PH0182 Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophical Investigations

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Dr. phil. Jakub Mácha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 16:40–18:15 A11 stara
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 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The goal of the course is the acquisition of the following intellectual skills: - the ability to understand selected notes by L. Wittgenstein in his Philosophical Investigations - identify the major topics of the book: the relationship between language and reality, what is philosophy and what is its role, the nature of understanding, what does it mean to follow a rule, the phenomenon of seeing - become familiar with the reflection of Wittgenstein´s later work.
Syllabus
  • Synopsis
  • Introduction, genesis of the book, Tractatus
  • Augustinian picture of the language
  • Ostensive definition
  • Family resemblance
  • Language game
  • Rule, rule following
  • Private language
  • Thinking
  • Imagination
  • Seeing as
  • Literature
  • • G. P. Baker & P. M. S. Hacker: An Analytical Commentary on Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. Oxford 1980/1984. http://books.google.cz/books?id=kQX_78qCu58C&dq=An+Analytical+Commentary+on+Wittgenstein%27s+Philosophical+Investigations&source=gbs_navlinks_s
  • • G. P. Baker & P. M. S. Hacker: Wittgenstein. Rules, Grammar and Necessity. Oxford 1985.
  • • P. M. S. Hacker: Wittgenstein. Meaning and Mind. Oxford 1990.
  • • A. Kenny: Wittgenstein. Oxford 1973/2006.
  • • A. C. Grayling: Wittgenstein. Oxford 1988/1996.
  • • H. Sluga & D. G. Stern (eds.): The Cambridge Companion to Wittgenstein. Cambridge 1996.
  • • S. A. Kripke: Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language. Cambridge (Mass) 1982.
Literature
  • WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig. Filosofická zkoumání. Translated by Jiří Pechar. 2., upr. vyd. Praha: Filosofia, 1998, 294 s. ISBN 80-7007-103-6. info
  • GRAYLING, A. C. Wittgenstein. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988, viii, 125. ISBN 0192876775. info
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
- one major class presentation (20 min. + 10. min. discussion, a one page handout for the auditorium)
- one written essay in the extent of 3000-5000 words
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://www.geocities.jp/mickindex/wittgenstein/witt_pu_gm.html
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