RNDr. Josef Moural CSc. (*1957-12-25)
E-mail: moural@cts.cuni.cz
phone:224 491 556
Phenomenology, especially Husserl, Heidegger, Patočka; History of Philosophy, especially Plato, Hume, ancient scepticism, Kant
Areas of Competence
History of Philosophy; Political Philosophy; Ethics; Philosophy of Science and of the Humanities; Philosophy of Mind
Linguistic Competence
English, German, Russian, Czech; reading competence in Greek and Polish; rudimentary Latin and French
Education
Post-doctoral Scholarship, Oxford University (Wolfson College),
1990 RNDr in Mathematics, Charles University,
1986 5-years-degree study in Mathematics and Philosophy, Charles University, 1977-82
1986 Akademické Gymnasium 1973-1977 (Due to political constraints under the Communist regime most of my study of philosophy consisted of private tutorials and seminars lead by scholars of the circle of the late Prof. Patočka)
Professional Experience
1996/7 Visiting Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, King's College, London
1993-- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Philosophy and Religion Studies, Charles University, Prague
1993 Research Assistant (with R. Rorty), University of Virginia, Charlottesville, U.S.A.
1992-94 Lecturer and Tutor, Dept. of Philosophy and History of Art, Central European University, Prague
1991-- Fellow, Center for Theoretical Studies, Charles University, Prague
1990-92 Lecturer (external), Dept. of Philosophy, Charles University, Prague
1989-90 volunteer work for the Civic Forum (Education Committee)
1987-93 Research Fellow, Philosophical Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Science
1985-- Member of the group of editors preparing the (then illegal) edition of the Collected Works of Jan Patočka
1983-87 Computer Expert, Czechoslovak Trade Bank
1982-83 Military service (compulsory)
Personal
Born 25th December 1957 in Prague, Czech Republic; Czech Republic citizen; married
Selected Bibliography
Articles in journals with IF
Moural J. (2006) : Isaiah Berlin, Flourishing: Letters 1928-1946, Filosofický časopis 5/54, p. 769-771
Moural J. (2005) : Kognitivní psychologie a Lockův podíl na utváření novověké filosofie, Filosofický časopis 1/53, p. 23-32
Moural J. (2003) : Hyperbolická skepse a cesta ke 'cogito' v Descartových Meditacich, Filosofický časopis /51, p. 739-755
Book Chapters
Moural J. (2007) : Čínská místnost in , p. 16-19, O.P.S., Nymburk, ISBN 978-80-903773-3-2
Moural J. (2007) : Background in , p. 12-13, O.P.S., Nymburk, ISBN 978-80-903773-3-2
Moural J. (2004) : Prostor, soustava míst a cest, a orientace in , p. 79-88, Vesmír, Praha, ISBN 80-85977-60-5
Proceedings Abstracts
Moural J. (2007) : Searlova čínská místnost: dnešní stav in , p. 120-124, Psychologický ústav AV ČR, Praha, ISBN 80-86174-10-7
Moural J. (2006) : Sókratova činnost v dialogu Hippias menší (Socrates' Activity in the Hippias minor) in Platónův dialog Hippias menší: Sborník příspěvků z platónského symposia, p. 114-148, OIKOYMENH, Praha, ISBN 80-7298-145-5
Moural J. (2006) : Origins of Modernity: Multiple and Complex in , p. 127-140, Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg, ISBN 3-8260-2847-3
Moural J. (2005) : The Reception of David Hume in Czech Thought in The Reception of David Hume in Europe, p. 268-279,388-391, Thoemmes Continuum, London/New York, ISBN 0-8264-6349-5
Moural J. (2004) : Sókratova činnost v dialogu Lysis in , p. 182-223, OIKOYMENH, Praha, ISBN 80-7298-061-0
Moural J. (2003) : Husserl and the Future: Temporality, Historicity, and Responsibility in His Later Work, Essays in Celebration of the Founding of the Organization of Phenomenological Organizations /, 19 paragraphs. Available at http://www.o-p-o.net/essays/MouralArticle.pdf [link]
Moural J. (2003) : Zdržení se soudu a připsání nepravdivosti v Descartových Meditacích in , p. 167-176, Karolinum, Praha, ISBN 80-246-0534-1
Moural J. (2003) : The Chinese Room Argument (Argument čínské místnosti) in , p. 214-260, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge/New York/Melbourne/Madrid, ISBN 0-521-79288-6 (0-521-79704-7 paperback)
Translations
Moural J. (2004) : Ernst Tugendhat: Přednášky o etice, OIKOYMENH, Praha, ISBN 80-7298-086-6