Universität Wien

180026 VO Contemporary Philosophy: The Emergence of Neo-Pragmatism (2016S)

(From Peirce to Putnam)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

There will be no lecture on May 24 due to the participation of Prof. Nagl at the World Congress "Aristotle 2400 Years", Thessaloniki, Greece.

  • Tuesday 08.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 15.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 05.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 12.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 19.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 26.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 03.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 10.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 24.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 31.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 07.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 14.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 21.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
  • Tuesday 28.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In the opening sequence of the lecture the new interest, in contemporary philosophy, in American pragmatism (an interest which is generated by the crisis of analytic philosophy, as well as by critical re-readings of deconstruction) is sketched. In the main part of the lecture core texts of the classical American pragmatists (Peirce, James, Royce, Mead, and Dewey) will be presented and analyzed (i.a. in view of epistemological problems). Further emphasis will be placed on pragmatic ethics and theory of democracy, as well as on the discourse on religion in pragmatism. Part 3 of the lecture is dedicated to Richard Rorty and Hilary Putnam, the two most prominent neo-pragmatist, and casts a glance at recent debates of (neo-)pragmatism in Russell B. Goodman, Nancy Frazer, Robert Brandom, and Cheryl Misak.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written final exam (90 minutes)
(Not an open book test; no digital resources allowed)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In order to pass the written final exam the candidate has to write three essays (whose topics can be selected from a list of 9 questions).

Examination topics

The content of the lecture

Reading list

A) The texts analyzed during the lecture will be made available in a file at the library of the Department of Philosophy. (Reading invited, but not required!)
B) Those who are further interested in the topics discussed in the lecture are invited to also consult (if the wish) the following books:
Ludwig Nagl, Charles Sanders Peirce, Frankfurt-New York 1992
Ludwig Nagl, Pragmatismus, Frankfurt-New York 1998
Ludwig Nagl, Das verhüllte Absolute. Essays zur zeitgenössischen Religionsphilosophie, Frankfurt et al. 2010, Teil 3, Pragmatismus/Neopragmatismus, S. 73-329.

Association in the course directory

BA M 5.4; HPS M1.1, M1.3, PP 57.3.3, UF PP 08

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