FF:PH2107 Anglo-Amer. Phil. - Course Information

PH2107 Contemporary Anglo-American Philosophy

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

The knowledge of English.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 45 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/45, only registered: 0/45

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to understand the basic areas of research and key concepts, theories and authors in British and American philosophy of 20th century.

Syllabus

• Quine - Two Dogmas of Empiricism, Lewis - Possible Worlds
• Kripke - Naming and Necessity, Putnam - Twin Earth
• Davidson - Radical Interpretation, Rorty - Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature
• Kuhn – The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
• Rawls – A Theory of Justice, Nozick – Anarchy, State and Utopia
• Searle – Chinese Room Experiment, McGinn - Can We Solve the Mind-Body Problem?
• Plantinga – Evolutionary Argument against Naturalism
• Popper – Critical Rationalism
• R. M. Hare – Two Level Utilitarianism, Nagel – The View from Nowhere
• MacIntyre – After Virtue, Parfit – Future generations

Literature

required literature
• Povinná literatura je součástí e-learningového kurzu, který doprovází tento kurz.

recommended literature
• QUINE, W. V. Vybrané články k ontologii a epistemologii. Translated by Tomáš Marvan - Ludmila Dostálová - Jaroslav Peregrin - Prokop. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2006, 152 s. ISBN 8070435100. info
• RORTY, Richard. Filozofia a zrkadlo prírody. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Kalligram, 2000, 339 s. ISBN 80-7149-325-2. info
• Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Edited by Thomas S. Kuhn. 1. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1997, 206 s. ISBN 80-86005-54-2. info
• RAWLS, John. Teorie spravedlnosti. Translated by Karel Berka. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 361 s. ISBN 80-85605-89-9. info
• SEARLE, John R. Mysl, mozek a věda. Edited by Marek Nekula. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1994, 129 s. ISBN 8020405097. info
• NOZICK, Robert. Anarchy, state, and utopia. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1990, xvi, 367. ISBN 063119780X. info
• NAGEL, Thomas. The view from nowhere. New York: Oxford University, 1989, xi, 244. ISBN 9780195056440. info
• PARFIT, Derek. Reasons and persons. Repr. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987, xv, 543. ISBN 9780198249085. info

Teaching methods

E-learning: readings, discussion forums, on-line tests, feedback

Assessment methods

on-line tests during the term (50% of the mark), final in-class test (50% of the mark), students are required to take all the tests.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

Teacher's information

https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=760

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