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Broadcast coverage of the coronavirus epidemic 2020 as a possible world
Bergerová, Michaela ; Jirák, Jan (advisor) ; Křeček, Jan (referee)
This diploma thesis explores the theory of possible worlds and its relation to broadcast during the coronavirus pandemic. It perceives news, especially broadcast, as a possible world. Using narrative analysis, this thesis describes the characteristics of two possible worlds that arose during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic on Czech Television and television Prima. The main goal of this research is to examine what kind of possible worlds have these two TV stations constructed in their main news programs and to point out how these two possible worlds differed. My diploma thesis should primarily contribute to a clear comparison of how the depiction of the coronavirus pandemic differed by individual television channels in the first half of 2020.
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David Kellogg Lewis' possible worlds
ŠTORKÁNOVÁ, Radka
This bachelor thesis deals with philosophical theory of possible worlds which are on the border between logic and metaphysics. The aim of the thesis is to introduce and critically evaluate modal realism of the American philosopher David Kellog Lewis. At first the thesis defines what the possible worlds are and what their use is. In this case basis can be already found in pre-philosophical intuition regarding possibility. The next section focuses on the central points of Lewis' understanding of possible worlds. His greatly original concept, including the fact that other possible worlds exist as well as ours, naturally brings many difficulties. The nature of these problems is discussed in the last section.
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Pictorial Possible Worlds
Špelda, Petr ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Raida, Zbyněk (referee) ; Conway, Maura (referee)
The present text develops a model designed to generate conceptual theories with respect to the pictorial (visual) form of representation. This is achieved by combining a computational approach to cognition with philosophical devices of the analytic tradition. The model itself, simulating the structure of reality, consists of (i) a metaphysical stage based on Armstrong's theory of combinatorial possibility, (ii) an epistemological stage proposing emergent phenomena founded upon the notion of computational irreducibility, and (iii) a semantic stage proposing a stochastic account of concepts anchored in the intensional/extensional apprehension of meaning. Towards the end, the model is applied to develop a conceptual account of a case of social, political, and economic organization of human communities as depicted in the visual propaganda of the so-called Islamic State.
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History, Fiction and Ideology: Analysis of the Novel "The doubts of Salai"
Švantner, Michal ; Češka, Jakub (advisor) ; Fulka, Josef (referee)
This thesis analyzes the historical novel The Doubts of Salaí in terms of purpose, which the authors have clearly declared in the study attached to the novel. This purpose is both to ridicule the excessive confidence in the pulp and obvious fakes, and literary demythologization of myths - associated primarily with the Pope Alexander VI., Leonardo da Vinci, renaissance humanists or Tacit's Germania - which have settled in the historical discourse. Thus the thesis, through the narratological analysis, examines the procedures that are used within these purposes, and notes the implications for theories of the historical and literary discourses relationship. It also shows that in the final study the authors perpetrate historical objectivism and do not reflect the literariness of their own text. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Volunteering in a different culture: Ukrainian orphanage experience - reflection from the point of view of cultural studies
Douděrová, Kateřina ; Uherek, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Soukup, Martin (referee)
This thesis is a reflection from the cultural studies point of view of my personal volunteer experience in Ukraine. Its focus is to present practical use of anthropology or cultural studies knowledge in such field as volunteer or humanitarian work in a different culture. It suggests use of photography as a method of cognition of the environment. It presents an auto- photographic method as an alternative to a research using classical methods of visual anthropology. This thesis also presents two sets of photographs taken by children in a local orphanage which record their possible worlds. Key words: volunteering, auto-photography, visual anthropology, qualitative research, possible worlds
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Fictional Worlds of Fanfiction
DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Andrea
This bachelor thesis introduces basic knowledge about the so-called phenomenon of fanfiction, i.e. a complex of narrative works of literature written by fans. It presents the most significant details and issues of this phenomenon and introduces its place among other works of literature. An explanation of how fanfiction uses a fictional world of a canonical work and a comparison of fanficion and transcript follows after. The thesis discusses fictional entities and the positions of an author, a narrator, and a reader. A summary of the most common terms used in fanfiction completes this thesis.
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Existence and possible worlds
MLEZIVA, Milan
This work examines the existence of individuals and objels in possible worls. I try to show the diference in the two treatment guidelines possibilism and actualism. The work is dividend into four parts.The first part deals with history and nature of possible worlds. The second part deals with possibilism. It represents modal platonism of David Lewis and possibilism of Alexius Meinong focusing on the existence of individuals and objels. Another part deals mainly with actualism theory of Alvin Plantinga. This section is expanded to look of transparent intensional logic of Pavel Tichý. Another part compares the views of those theories.
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