180049 VO Contemporary Philosophy (2019S)
The Emergence of Neopragmatism
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Language: German
Examination dates
- Tuesday 25.06.2019 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
- Thursday 10.10.2019 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Thursday 14.11.2019 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Thursday 16.01.2020 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 19.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
- Tuesday 26.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
- Tuesday 02.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
- Tuesday 09.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
- Tuesday 30.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
- Tuesday 07.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
- Tuesday 14.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
- Tuesday 21.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
- Tuesday 28.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
- Tuesday 04.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
- Tuesday 18.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
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Aims, contents and method of the course
In the first part of the lecture course the new interest, in contemporary philosophy, in American pragmatism is investigated. (This interest is generated, a), by the crisis of Analytic Philosophy, and, b), by unresolved problems within the project of deconstruction.) In part 2, the main part of the lecture course, core texts of the Classical American Pragmatist (Peirce, James, Royce, Mead and Dewey) will be presented and analyzed. Part 3 of the course is dedicated to Richard Rorty and Hilary Putnam, the two most prominent neo-pragmatists, and casts a glance at the work of Robert Brandom.
Assessment and permitted materials
Written final exam (90 minutes).
(Not an open book test; no digital resources permitted.)
(Not an open book test; no digital resources permitted.)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
In order to pass the written final exam, the candidate has to write three essays: their topics can be selected from a list of nine questions.
Examination topics
The content of the lecture course.
Reading list
A) The texts analyzed in the lecture course 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 course are invited to also consult (if they 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, part 3, "Pragmatismus/Neopragmatismus", pp. 73-329.
Hilary Putnam/Ruth Anna Putnam: Pragmatism as a Way of Life. The Lasting Legacy of William James and John Dewey (edited by David Macarthur), Harvard University Press 2017
B) Those who are further interested in the topics discussed in the lecture course are invited to also consult (if they 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, part 3, "Pragmatismus/Neopragmatismus", pp. 73-329.
Hilary Putnam/Ruth Anna Putnam: Pragmatism as a Way of Life. The Lasting Legacy of William James and John Dewey (edited by David Macarthur), Harvard University Press 2017
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