Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500246 Philosophy | OB | 3 | 2 |
It is recommended to have studied History of Ancient Philosophy and History of Modern Philosophy.
In this course one of the main schools of contemporary philosophy, the Analytical Philosophy, will be introduced. The Analytic Philosophy now encompasses a far wider range of approaches, ideas and positions than it ever did in its early days. This course will examine the origins of this tradition by closely reading primary texts from key figures, including Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, G.E. Moore, Rudolf Carnap, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Gilbert Ryle, and Elizabeth Anscombe. The purpose is to allow the understanging of this tradition form within, capturing what are the motivations that led to its development.You will develop an understanding of the methods and claims of analytic philosophy and be well positioned to participate in contemporary philosophical debates.
1. What is Analytic Philosophy?
2. Frege: The Mathematical Background to Analytic Philosophy.
3. The revolt against idealism: Moore and Russell.
4. Russell: Philosophy of logic and methological issues.
5. Moore: The Cambridge School.
6. Wittgenstein: The linguistic turn.
7. The Viena Circle: Carnap.
8. Quine, Putnam, Kripke: més enllà del gir lingüístic.
Directed activites follow the methodology of learning based on the resolution of problems. There will be two types of activities:
a) Lectures and discussion of problems related to the subject.
b) Argumentation practice in the classroom through the programmed readings.
The student will have to read texts that will be discussed in such a way that the main ideas and the internal relations of the text are captured. Participation in class will be encouraged so that the student acquires the assigned competences.
The theoretical and practical classes will alternate throughout the course.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Discussion in class of required readings. | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 4, 8, 2, 7, 16, 14, 12, 13 |
Lectures. | 45 | 1.8 | 4, 6, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Preparation of presentations/written papers. | 25 | 1 | 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 2, 7, 16, 9, 10, 14, 11, 12, 15 |
Resolution of doubts. | 13 | 0.52 | 8, 9, 10, 15 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Required and supplementary readings. | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 4, 6, 5, 8, 2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15 |
The total score will be based on:
(i) The score obtained in a written test about topics 1 to 4 and their required readings. (40% of the final score).
(ii) The score obtained in a presentation and its script (30%). Each of you will choose one analytic philosopher from the 20th century of a list. You will read at least one piece written by your chosen philosopher, explain the content to the audience, and research the relationship to their contemporaries. You will prepare a 15 minute presentation on your philosopher and deliver the script of the presentation. The guidelines for writing the script will be available in Campus Virtual.
(iii) The score of a writen test about topics 5 to 8 and their required readings (30%).
In order to be suitable for the reevaluation, it is required to have scores of (i) and (ii) at least. The activity (ii) cannot be reevaluated.
Students who do not have scores corresponding to the items (ii) and (iii) of the assessment will be considered as 'No Avaluable' students.
The examination and presentation dates will be announced through the student's institucional email.
Spell checking will be evaluated. The reiteration of spelling or grammatical errors (minimum four) will involve a penalty of 10% of the mark of the test performed.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Examination on topics 1 to 4 and their required readings. | 40% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 1, 3, 4, 6, 2, 7, 16, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 |
Examination on topics 5 to 8 and their required readings. | 30% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 1, 3, 4, 6, 5, 2, 7, 16, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 |
Presentation. | 30% | 19 | 0.76 | 1, 3, 4, 6, 5, 8, 2, 7, 16, 9, 10, 14, 11, 12, 13, 15 |
1. Required readings (you will find in Campus Virtual).
2. Books:
Maria Ponte Azcárate, David Pérez Chico i Moisés Barroso (ed.), Pluralidad de la filosofía analítica, Madrid: Plaza y Valdés, 2007.
Hans-Johann Glock, What is Analytic Philosophy?, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Steven D. Hales, Analytic Philosophy: Classic Readings, Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2001.
Javier Muguerza, La concepción analítica de la filosofía, Alianza, 1974.
León Olivé, L. (ed.), Racionalidad. Ensayos sobre la racionalidad en ética y política ciencia y tecnología, s.XXI, 1988.
Scott Soames, The Analytic Tradition in Philosophy, Princeton University Press, 2014.
Web links:
Stanford Enciclopedia of Philosophy: http://plato.stanford.edu/