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Petr Koťátko is a prominent Professor of Analytical Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy, Charles University, and has served as Head of the Department of Analytical Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic since 1990. His academic journey began with studies in classical languages at Brno-Královo pole Grammar School (1970–1974), followed by a degree in Arts from Masaryk University (1974–1979) and postgraduate research at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (1979–1983). He earned his PhDr. in 1981 and CSc. (equivalent to PhD) in 1983, later achieving the rank of Associate Professor (1998) and Professor (2008) at Charles University.
His research spans philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, interpretation theory, and analytical philosophy. He has led major grant projects including Language, Reality, Fiction (2009–2012) and Texts and Discourses (2003–2005), focusing on meaning, reference, and fictional epistemology. A key organizer of international conferences like Questions for Quine (1995) and Fictionality-Possibility-Reality (2010), he has also fostered academic exchange through initiatives like the Jan Hus Foundation lecture series.
Koťátko’s pedagogical career includes teaching logic at Masaryk University (1981–1983), philosophy of language at Université de Fribourg (1992), and decades of lectures at Charles University. His work often intersects with literature, exemplified by his fictional books Casanova (2007) and Worms' World (2010), blending analytical rigor with narrative experimentation. He remains a vocal advocate for public research funding through movements like Science Lives! and has collaborated with institutions in Prague, Oxford, and beyond.
