FF:PHA0202 Theories of Understanding - Course Information

PHA0202 Theories of Understanding in European and Anglo-American Philosophy

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

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

Fri 10:00–11:35 A44

Prerequisites

Passive knowledge of English at least, the previous study of the 3rd chapter from the book Jaroslav Hroch: Filosofická hermeneutika v dějinách a v současnosti, Brno 2003

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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Philosophy (programme FF, B-PH)

Course objectives

Theories of Understanding in European Hermeneutics F.D.E. Schleirmacher(M. Heidegger, H.-G. Gadamer, C.G. Jung). M. Heidegger: understanding as one of the essential and original properties of Dasein. Understanding as the purposeful human activity in the life-world. H.-G. Gadamer: understanding and Platonic dialogue. Gadamers conception of a dialectical, historical and projecting character of understanding. Understanding and speech events (sprachliches Geschehen)Understanding in the context of tradition. C. G. Jung: understanding and the theory of archetypes. The importance of archetypal structures for human understanding. Theories of understanding in Anglo-American Philosophy - P. Winch: understanding in relation to cultural context and social practices. C. Taylor: the influences of Wittgensteins theory of language games. Ethical and existential dimension of understanding. H. Bloom: Understanding, new readings, proof-readings and re-evalutions. Understanding and misunderstanding. R. Rorty: understanding as dialogue of interpretations. Criterion of understanding - consensus within historically concrete community. At the end of the course, the students should be able: to acquire a reflect new theories of understanding; to be aware the humanities and social sciences have their special significance in the fact that no experience thez deal with can be closed and finished; thez ought to be aware that in contrast to the natural sciences, the humanistic disciplines have no methodically assured results that we can pass along free of questions.

Syllabus

• 1. F. D. E. Schleiermacher, W. Dilthey p 2. M. Heidegger, H.-G. Gadamer, C. G. Jung 3. P. Winch, C. Taylor 4. H. Bloom 5. R. Rorty

Literature

• HROCH, Jaroslav. American Pragmatism and Neo-Pragmatism in Their Affinities with European Philosophical Hermeneutics. In Pragmatism and Values: The Central European Pragmatist Forum. Volum One. Ed. Ryder, John. 1st ed. New York: Rodopi Press, NY, 2004, p. 35-44. ISBN 978-90-420-1621-7. info
• 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. From Philosophical Hermeneutics to Depth Hermeneutics: Martin Heidegger,. Hans-Georg Gadamer and Carl Gustav Jung (From Philosophical hermeneutics to Depth Hermeneutics: Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer and Carl Gustav Jung). In Between the Human and the Divine. Philosophical and Theological Hermeneutics. Ed. Andrzej Wiercinski. 1st ed. Toronto: Hermeneutic Press, 2002, p. 492-501. ISBN 0 9525333 2 4. info

Assessment methods

Written test.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

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