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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Theoretical basis 1.1 The notion of argumentation - semantic level (entailment) - syntactic level (syntactic proof) - psychological level - epistemic level 1.2 Related notions: - justification - epistemic commitment (epistemic duty) - rationality 1.3 Practical drill of argumentative techniques: - justifying a thesis - distinguishing premises and conclusions in an argument - identification of tacit premises - objecting - Socratic dialogue - namítání - sókratovský rozhovor
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Group work
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Learning outcomes
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Understand what argumentation is and and build practical proficiency in basic argumentative techniques.
- understanding the distinction between syntactic, semantic, psychological and epistemic aspects of argumentation. - understanding the purpose of argumentation - practical proficiency in the following argumentative techniques: - justifying a thesis - distinguishing the premises and the conclusions of an argument - identification of tacit premises - objecting - Socratic dialogue
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined exam
Active participation (80%), accomplishing the assigned(home)work, tests etc.
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Recommended literature
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Novák, Lukáš; Dvořák, Petr. Úvod do logiky aristotelské tradice. Vyd. 1. České Budějovice : Teologická fakulta Jihočeské univerzity v Českých Budějovicích, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7040-959-6.
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Novák, Lukáš; Vohánka, Vlastimil. Kapitoly z epistemologie a noetiky. Vyd. 1. Praha : Krystal OP, 2015. ISBN 978-80-87183-71-7.
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