Doc. PhDr. VOJTĚCH KOLMAN, Ph. D.

associate professor , (1994-1999) study of logic, (1999-2002) PhD study in logic (thesis: Logic of Gottlob Frege), supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Peregrin, Csc., (2002-2009) assistant professor at the department of logic, (2002) awarded Bolzano's Prize, (2003-2009) deputy-head of the department, (2004-5) Humboldt Research Fellowship at the Institut of Philosophy, University of Leipzig, gastgeber: prof. Pirmin Stekeler-Weithofer, (2009-) associate professor at the institute of philosophy, (2009) awarded "The Book of the Year"-Prize of the Publishing House Academia, nominated for the literary “Magnesia Litera” prize in the non-fiction category

publications

monographs
(in Czech)

editor
(in Czech)

(in English)

papers
(in German)

  • Artikel "Zahl", Enzyklopädie Philosophie, 3 Bde., Felix Meiner Verlag, 2010

  • Der Zahlbegriff und seine Logik. Die Entwicklung einer Begründung der Arithmetik bei Frege, Gödel und Lorenzen. Logical Analysis and the History of Philosophy, Bd. 11 (The Practical Syllogism), 2008, pp. 65-87
    +preprint

  • Freges Pragmatismus im Streit um den Begriff der Wahrheit. Philosophisches Jahrbuch der Görres-Gesellschaft 112(2), 2005, pp. 292-310.

  • Lässt sich der Logizismus retten? Allgemeine Zeitschrift fur Philosophie 30(2), 2005, pp. 159-174

(in English)

  • Continuum, Name, and Paradox. Synthese 175(3), 2010, pp. 351-367 (online).

  • What do Gödel theorems tell us about Hilbert’s solvability thesis? In: Peliš, M. (ed.): Logica Yearbook 2008. College Publications, London 2009, pp. 83-94
    + preprint of the whole yearbook (better quality)

  • Logicism and the Recursion Theorem. In: Tomala, O., Honzík, R. (eds.): Logica Yearbook 2006. FILOSOFIA, Praha 2007, pp. 127-136.

  • Is continuum denumerable? In: Peliš, M. (ed.): Logica Yearbook 2007. FILOSOFIA, Praha 2008, pp. 77-86.

  • Gödel's theorems and the synthetic/analytic distinction. In: Kolman, V. (ed.): From Truth to Proof. UK FF, Praha 2007, pp. 45-64.

(in Czech)

  • Je formální logika možná? (Is formal logic possible?). In: P. Sousedík, M. Šimsa (eds.): Schizma filosofie 20.století. Překonávání metafyziky?, Filosofia, Praha 2010

  • Říká logicismu něco, co se říkat nemá? (Does logicism say something that should not be said?), Teorie vědy, 32(1), 2010, pp. 37–57

  • Filosofie jako vyslovování nevyslovitelného (Philosophy as speaking of unspeakable), Filosofie dnes, 1(1), 2009, pp. 33-46, (online)

  • Idea, číslo, pravidlo (Idea, number, rule), Filosofický časopis 57(5), 2009, pp. 709–731

  • Kontinuum v zrcadle analytické filosofie (Continuum in the mirror of analytic philosophy). Filosofický časopis 56(1), 2008, pp. 5-28

  • Proč nepotřebujeme (analytickou) metafyziku (Why do we need not analytic metaphysics?) Organon F 14(3), 2007, pp. 354-371.

  • Filosofie matematiky po Gödelovi (Philosophy of Mathematics after Gödel). In: M. Zouhar (ed): Jazyk z pohladu sémantiky, pragmatiky a filozofie vedy, Organon F, Príloha 2006, pp. 191-202. ISBN 80-967225-6-5

  • K Fregovu údajnému konstruktivismu (On Frege's Alleged Constructivism). Filosofický časopis 54(1), 2006, pp. 5-26.

  • Logicismus a paradox (Logicism and Paradox I). Organon F 12(1), 2005, pp. 1-20.

  • Logicismus a paradox (Logicism and Paradox II). Organon F 12(2), 2005, pp. 121-140.

  • Elementy modální kritiky (Elements of Modal Critique). In: Kolman (ed): Modality, Reality, Necessity, FILOSOFIA, Praha 2005, pp. 17-50.

  • Číslo a paradox (Number and Paradox). In: P. Sousedik (ed): Logika-jazyk-věda. FILOSOFIA, Praha 2005, pp. 275-292.

  • K Fregovu údajnému logicismu (On Frege's Alleged Logicism). Filosofický časopis 53(4), 2005, pp. 559-578.

  • Logicismus a moderní logika (Logicism and Modern Logic). Organon F 11(3), 2004, pp. 243-271.

  • K Fregovu údajnému pragmatismu (On Frege's Alleged Pragmatism). Filosofický časopis 51(6), 2003, pp. 937-957.

  • K současné analýze modalit (On Contemporary Analysis of Modalities). Organon F 11(1), 2004, pp. 15-31.

  • K Fregovu údajnému holismu (On Frege's Alleged Holism). Filosofický časopis 50(5), 2002, pp. 757-785.

  • K Fregovu údajnému platonismu (On Frege's Alleged Platonism). Filosofický časopis 48(4), 2000, pp. 577-579.

  • Sir Karl Popper: Logika jako organon kritiky (Karl Popper: Logic as Organon of Critique). In: Jirků, P., Švejdar, V. (ed); Miscellanea Logica I. Karolinum, Praha 1998, pp. 55-78.

translations

  • Frege-Hilbert Correspondence; Filosofický časopis 48(4), 2000, pp. 601-622.

  • Lorenzen, Paul: Regeln vernünftigen Argumentierens. In Bendová, K., Švejdar, V. (ed), Miscellanea Logica III. Karolinum, Praha 2002.

  • P. Stekeler-Weithofer: Der Streit um Wahrheitstheorien. In Kolman (ed): Modality, Reality, Necessity. FILOSOFIA, Praha 2005, pp. 211-24.8

  • P. Lorenzen: Theoretische und praktische Modalitaten. In Kolman (ed): Modality, Reality, Necessity. FILOSOFIA, Praha 2005, pp. 193-216.

reviews

  • Review of L. Kreiser: Gottlob Frege - Leben, Werk, Zeit; Filosofický časopis 5, (2002)

  • Review of P. Glombíček (ed.): Soukromý jazyk, pravidla a Wittgenstein. Organon F 14/4 (2007))

polemics and responses

  • Materna, P.: A Note on Kolman's Interpretation of Platonism; Filosofický časopis 6, (2000)

  • Materna, P.: Some Notes on V. Kolman's article "On Frege's alleged holism"; Filosofický časopis 6, (2002)

  • Kolman, V.: On Notes of Pavel Materna; Filosofický časopis 1, (2003)

  • Gaher, F.: Review of V. Kolman: Logika Gottloba Frega; Organon F 2,(2003)

  • Materna, P.: The Unbearable Lightness of Argumentation; Filosofický časopis 3, (2003)

  • Kolman, V.: The Unbearable Argumentation; Filosofický časopis 4, (2003)

  • Sousedík, P. Some Reflections on Frege's logico-philosophical legacy: Filosofický časopis 3, (2003)

  • Kolman, V.: The Twilight of Ontology; Filosofický časopis 4, (2003)

  • Glombíček, P.: Review of V. Kolman: Logika Gottloba Frega; Aluze 1, (2003)

  • Materna, P.: Always the same questions, wonder and anger instead of answers; Filosofický časopis 6, (2003)

  • Sousedík, P. What is a linguistic turn: Filosofický časopis 6, (2003)

in progress

  • the book Idea, číslo, paradox (Idea, Number, paradox), to appear in Filosofia 2011

  • the anthology Synthetické apriori (Synthetic A priori), (with H. Janoušek), to appear in Filosofia, 2011

  • the textbook Formy jazyka (Forms of Language), (with V Punčochář), to appear in Filosofia 2013

research interests

Frege, Wittgenstein, philosophy of language, philosophy and history of logic, philosophy of mathematics, analytic philosophy, normative pragmatism

teaching

Institute of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Charles University at Prague

  • Analytic Philosophy (2010/2011-)

  • Philosophy of Mathematics (2010/2011)

  • Logical Analysis of Language (with V. Punčochář) (2009/2010)

  • Wittgenstein's Tractatus (2009/2010)

  • The Implicit and the Explicit (with L. Kvasz) (2008/2009)

  • Paradoxes (with L. Kvasz) (2008/2009)

  • Philosophy of Arithmetic (2006/2007)

  • Logic Seminar (2005/2006-present)

  • Logic for Philosophy and Aesthetics (2005/2006-present)

  • Logic for Sociology (2003/2004-2008/2009)

  • History of Logic (2003/2004-2009/2010)

  • Sense and Reference (with O. Tomala) (2003/2004)

  • Frege, Russell, Tractatus (2003/2004)

  • Frege's Grundlagen der Arithmetik (2003/2004)

  • Possibility, Reality, Necessity (with O. Tomala) (2002/2003)

  • Frege's Grundlagen der Arithmetik (2002/2003)

Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, University of Hradec Králové

  • Logical Analysis of Language (2010/2011-)

  • Philosophy of Mathematics (2009/2010-present)

  • Methods of Philosophy (2009/2010-present)

  • Logic (2009/2010-present)

postgraduate students

Vít Punčochář (2009/2010), Psychologism in Logic

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