180026 VO Contemporary Philosophy: The Emergence of Neo-Pragmatism (2016S)
(From Peirce to Putnam)
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Language: German
Examination dates
Tuesday
28.06.2016
Tuesday
11.10.2016
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
Tuesday
22.11.2016
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
Tuesday
24.01.2017
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
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
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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)
(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.
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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