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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Gottlobe Frege: Über Sinn und Bedeutung. 2. Frege: Dialog mit Punjer. 3. Bertrand Russel: On Denoting. 4. G. E. Moore: The Refutation of Idealism. 5. Russell: The Philosophy of Logical Atomism. 6. Ludwig Wittgenstein: Tractatus. 7. Rudolf Carnap: The Elimination of Metaphysics Through Logical Analysis of Language. 8. Quine: On What There Is. 9. Carnap: Empiricism, Semantics, and Ontology. 10. Wittgenstein: Philosophical Investigations. 11. Norman Malcolm: Moore and Ordinary Language. 12. Peter Strawson: Individuals. 13. John Austin: How to Do Things With Words. 14. John Searle: Speech Acts; The Construction of Social Reality. 15. Saul Kripke: Naming and Necessity 16. Pavel Tichý: Individuals And Their Roles
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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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The course will focus on the philosophical writings of Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, G. E. Moore, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Rudolf Carnap, W. V. Quine, John Austin, Peter Strawson, and John Searle. Special attention will be given to main concepts in analytic philosophy through an engagement with classic texts. Language and the nature of meaning, the search for a philosophical method, and the role of logic and semantics - these are central concerns that drove the pioneers of analytic philosophy.
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
The student evinces an active attitude to the cooperation. Students prepare recapitulations of the discussed topics. 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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