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Lecturer(s)
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Novák Aleš, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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(1) Historical roots of analytical philosophy: logic as the method of philosophy (2) Frege, Russell anad Moore?s response to the psychologism and idealism of the 19th century. The linguistic turn; logicism (3) G. E. Moore: historical context, ethics and common-sense philosophy (4) B. Russell: theory of descriptions, logical atomism (5) Wittgenstein: Tractatus logico-philosophicus (6) Vienna Circle and logical empiricism; Rudolf Carnap. (7) W. V. O. Quine (8) Karl R. Popper; philosophy of science (9) Late Wittgenstein (10) Oxford school of Ordinary Language Philosophy: Austin; Searle, Strawson (11) P. F. Strawson and descriptive metaphysics (12) Saul Kripke and modal semantics; New Theory of Reference (13) Analytical Metaphysics (14) Analytical Philosophy of Religion (A. Plantinga)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course introduces the student to the main themes and methods of analytical philosoph, focusing on the the aim of solving speculative problems through logical analysis of language. It will also provide an historical overview ? from the Linguistic Turn (Frege, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein) through logical empiricism (Carnap, Ayer) to Ordinary Language Philosophy (Ryle, Austin, Strawson, Searle) and the return of metaphysical topics (S. Kripke, A. Plantinga).
Students will understand the motivation and specific nature of analytical philosophy and the dynamics of its evolution during the 20th century and will obtain basic knowledge of the covered thinkers and topics.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
The student will be graded based on the final test covering the lectures and assigned reading.
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Recommended literature
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