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Lecturer(s)
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Pánek Jiří, Doc. Dr. RNDr.
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Bratt Jan, doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Naturphilosophy of I. Kant and foundations of experimental and mathematical sciences. Reflection of science in Critics of pure reason of I. Kant. Romanticism and getting over of Age of Reason. Theory of science of J. Fichte. Philosophy of nature of F. Schelling. Dialectics of G. Hegel. The advancement of science in 19th century (mathematics, physics, biology). The advancement of social science and humanities in 19th century (lingvistics, sociology, psychology). Science and positivism of Comte, Spencer, Mill. Conception of science in empiriocriticism (E. Mach). Neo-kantian conception of science. Differences between the Baden scholl of new-kantian philosophy and the Marburg school of new-kantian philosophy (H. Rickert, W. Windelband, H. Cohen, P. Natorp, E. Cassirer). Phenomenology and science (conception of E. Husserl and M. Scheler). Reflection of science in The crisis of european science and transcendental fenomenology of E. Husserl. Analytical philosophy and science. Philosophy of language of B. Russell and L. Wittgenstein. The advancement of science in 20th century. Matematics, logic. Physics. Biology. Humanities and social sciences in 20th century (lingvistics, psychology, sociology) and its reflections in fenomenology, existentislism, hermeneutics. Sociology of knowledge in philosophy (M. Scheler, C. Manheim).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 54 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to introduce the key figures of science of the 19th and 20th centuries and the nature of main scientific discipline of the period |
| to explain concrete concepts connected with scientific topics |
| to describe problems investigated by scientists during the 19th and 20th centuries |
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| to use with understanding the scientific terminology of the 19th and 20th centuries |
| to reproduce the arguments contained in the given scientific text from the 19th and 20th centuries |
| to use modern technologies, namely informational databases |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to define and systematically describe history and topics of science during the 19th and 20th centuries |
| to comprehensively explain the origin of discoveries and knowledge and to explain their relationship to the contemporary intellectual, social and cultural context |
| to reflect and discuss philosophical foundations of scientific disciplines in the 19th and 20th centuries |
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| to reflect originally texts of authors related to scientific topics during the 19th and 20th centuries |
| to recognize and formulate the assumptions and consequences of scientific ideas of the 19th and 20th centuries |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Seminar |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| Competences |
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| Lecture |
| Textual studies |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
| Skills |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Curd, Martin; Cover, Jan A. Philosophy of science. the central issues. New York : W.W. Norton, 1998. ISBN 0-309-97175-9.
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Demjančuk, Nikolaj. Filosofie a vědecké myšlení : proměna obrazu vědy v analytické tradici. 1. vyd. Dobrá Voda : Aleš Čeněk, 2002. ISBN 80-86473-19-8.
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Demjančuk, Nikolaj. O povaze vědy : věda v kulturních kontextech. 1. vyd. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7043-921-0.
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Demjančuk, Nikolaj. O povaze vědy: fenomenologie. 1. vyd. Praha : Epocha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-261-0044-7.
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Demjančuk, Nikolaj; Profant, Martin,; Podhajský, Jiří. O povaze vědy : novokantovství. 1. vyd. Praha : Epocha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-261-0045-4.
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Feyerabend, Paul. Rozprava proti metodě. Vyd. 1. Praha : Aurora, 2001. ISBN 80-7299-047-0.
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Kuhn, Thomas S. Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-54-2.
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Lakatos, I. The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes. Cambridge, 1978.
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Polanyi, Michael. Personal knowledge : towards a post-critical philosophy. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1974. ISBN 0-226-67288-3.
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Popper, K. R. Objective Knowledge. Oxford, 1972.
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Popper, Karl Raimund. Logika vědeckého zkoumání. 1. vyd. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-45-3.
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Popper, Karl Raimund. Otevřená společnost a její nepřátelé II. Vlna proroctví: Hegel, Marx a co následovalo. Praha : ISE, 1994. ISBN 80-85241-54-4.
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Putnam, H. Reason, Truth and History. New York, 1981.
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Rescher, Nicholas. The limits of science. Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8229-5713-2.
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Toulmin, Stephen. Return to reason. Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-674-00495-7.
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