Course: Philosophy of Science for Graduants 1

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Course title Philosophy of Science for Graduants 1
Course code KFI/FV1HD
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Havlík Vladimír, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Demjančuk Nikolaj, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
This topics will be focused: The myth, philosophy, science. Renaissance and the origin of Modern Ages science. The relationship between philosophy, episthomology and methodology of science. Paradigm of classical science (Newton, Descartes). Disagreement of empirism and racionalism. Formalization of philosophy of science. Searching of methodological ideal (J. S. Mill, W. Whewell, W. S. Jevons). Convencionalism as an experiment of overcoming the alternative of empirism-racionalism (J. S. Mill, H. Poincare, P. Duhem). Science in the view of pragmatism (C. S. Pierce, W. James, J. Dewey). A. N. Whitehead about the characteristic of scientifical knowledge. Logical atomism (L. Wittgenstein, B. Russell). Logical positivism (R. Carnap, M. Schlick, O. Neurath, H. Feigl, Ph. Frank, H. Reichenbach, A. Tarski). Operationalism (P. W. Bridgeman, A. Rapoport, B. F. Skinner). Verifikationalism of A. J. Ayer.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Textual studies, Lecture
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 130 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to list the key figures and themes of the philosophy of science
to explain the basic terms associated with individual topics of the philosophy of science
to describe the basic problems that were solved in the field of philosophy of science
Skills
to reproduce the argument contained in the assigned text from the field of philosophy of science
to use modern technologies, especially information databases
Competences
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N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe the development and selected topics of the philosophy of science
explain and evaluate the meaning and results of the philosophy of science
Skills
to to reflect innovatively on the texts of the authors of the philosophy of science
to be able to create an original professional text from the given problem area
to formulate a thesis from the field of philosophy of science and argue in favor of it
Competences
N/A
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N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Textual studies
Seminar
Individual study
Seminar classes
Self-study of literature
Skills
Textual studies
Seminar
Seminar classes
Competences
Textual studies
Seminar
Seminar classes
Individual study
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Oral exam
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Demjančuk, Nikolaj. Filosofie a vědecké myšlení : proměna obrazu vědy v analytické tradici. 1. vyd. Dobrá Voda : Aleš Čeněk, 2002. ISBN 80-86473-19-8.
  • Fajkus, Břetislav. Současná filosofie a metodologie vědy. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1997. ISBN 80-7007-095-1.
  • Feyerabend, Paul K. Tři dialogy o vědění. 1. vyd. Praha : Vesmír, 1999. ISBN 80-85977-04-4.
  • Fiala, J. Analytická filosofie. První čítanka. Plzeň, 2000.
  • Gasper, Philip; Trout, J. D.; Boyd, Richard. The philosophy of science ; ed. by Richard Boyd, Philip Gasper, J.D. Trout. 6th ed. Cambridge : MIT Press, 1997. ISBN 0-262-52156-3.
  • Král, Miloslav. Změna paradigmatu vědy. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1994. ISBN 80-7007-064-1.
  • Kuhn, Thomas S. Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-54-2.
  • Popper, Karl Raimund. Logika vědeckého zkoumání. 1. vyd. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-45-3.
  • Russell, Bertrand. Logika, věda, filozofie a společnost. 1. vyd. Praha : Svoboda-Libertas, 1993. ISBN 80-205-0219-X.
  • Tondl, Ladislav. Věda, technika a společnost : Soudobé tendence a transformace vzájemných vazeb. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1994. ISBN 80-7007-051-X.


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