PH0267 Ordinary Language Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Prerequisites
reading comprehension in English
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
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Abstract
At the end of the course students should be able to understand, interpret and reconstruct important arguments and ideas in the field of ordinary language philosophy and should be able to place ordinary language philosophy in the context of analytic philosophy.
Key topics
  • 1. Classic works of linguistic analysis
  • 2. Reference and meaning
  • 3. Communication, intention and speech acts
  • 4. Critical assessment, review and perspectives of ordinary language philosophy
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • Filozofia prirodzeného jazyka :štúdie, prednášky, eseje. Edited by Marianna Oravcová. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Archa, 1992, 264 s. ISBN 80-7115-044-4. info
  • The philosophy of language. Edited by A. P. Martinich. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990, xi, 528 s. ISBN 0-19-506254-X. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
e-learning course weekly readings, analysis, writing abstracts, reconstructing arguments, on-line discussions, quizes, tests
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
assigned tasks completion will be assessed final electronic test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Note related to how often the course is taught: e-learning.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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