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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Historical roots and the nature of analytical philosophy: logic as the method of philosophy. 2. The reactions of Frege, Russell and Moore to 19th Century philosophical idealism and psychologism; the linguistic turn; logicism 3. G. E. Moore: ethics and the philosophy of common sense. 4. B. Russell: theory of descriptions, logical atomism. 5. Tractatus logico-philosophicus. 6. Vienna circle and Logical positivism; Rudolf Carnap 7. Philosophy of science; W. V. O. Quine, Karl Popper. 8. Wittgenstein's post-Tractatus philosophical development. 9. Ordinary language philosophy in Oxford. 10. John L. Austin, John Searle. 11. Peter Strawson, descriptive metaphysics 12. Saul Kripke and modal semantics; rigid designation 13. Analytical metaphysics 14. Transparent Intensional Logic
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Analytic philosophy is a general term for a style of doing philosophy that has dominated English-speaking countries from the beginning of the 20th century up to the present. This course will survey the birth of the Analytic tradition and familiarize students with its major themes and methods (the attempt to dissolve the speculative questions through analysis of language). From the linguistic turn of Frege, Russel, Moore and Wittgenstein, it will explore the development of this tradition, notably through logical positivism (Carnap, Ayer), ordinary language philosophy (Ryle, Austin, Strawson), and the philosophy of John Searle.
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to compare and contrast the views of different analytic philosophers on the meaning of key conceptions in analytic philosophy (sense and reference, conceptual analysis, logical positivism, ordinary language philosophy, etc.). Students come to a better understanding of contemporary debates in philosophy of language and philosophy of science.
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Prerequisites
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The participation is conditioned by the previous successful completion of the course "Basics of Logic" (or an equivalent course).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
During semester the student constantly follows lectures and is interested in the discussed topics. He/she collaborates actively in seminar. There is a final written test.
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Recommended literature
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Austin, J. Jak udělat něco slovy. Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-7007-133-8.
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PEREGRIN, J. Kapitoly z analytické filosofie. Praha, 2005. ISBN 978-80-7007-420-6.
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SEARLE, John R. The Construction of Social Reality. London: Penguin, 1995. ISBN 978-0140235906.
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