Course: Philosophy of Science for Graduants 2

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Course title Philosophy of Science for Graduants 2
Course code KFI/FV2HD
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)
  • Demjančuk Nikolaj, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
This topics will be focused: Postpositivistical philosophy of science. Philosophy of science of K. Popper. Historical conception of T. S. Kuhn. Methodology of reserching programs of I. Lakatos. Methodological anarchism of P. K. Feyerabend. Sociological return in philosophy of science. Scientifical realism and intrumentalism. The progress of scientifical rationality, the term of truth in present science, truth as a value. Science and non-scientifical forms of knowledge (K. R. Popper, J. Ziman, P. K. Feyerabend, P. Thegars). Problem of scientifical interpretation (C. Hempel, E. Nagel, C. Levi-Strauss). Scientifical theory and observation (R. Carnap, N. R. Hanson, I. Toulmin, W. V. Quine, T. Kuhn, Ph. Frank). Science and value (C. Hempel, N. Rescher). Science and culture (H. Feigl). About the characteristic of scientifical method (R. Carnap, H. Reichenbach). Ontological, epistemological, logical problems of science in particular historical periods of progress of the philosophy of science. Specifics of sociological and humanity sciences. Progress of humanity ideal of scientifical knowledge. The view of humanity knowledge in philosophy of 20th century (phenomenology, structuralism, psycho-analyses, marxism, existentionalism, hermeneutics, analytical philosophy). The relationship of natural and sociological sciences and humanities.

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 introduce 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 most famous problems that have been solved in the field of philosophy of science
Skills
to use with understanding the conceptual apparatus of the philosophy of science
to reproduce the argument contained in the assigned text from the field of philosophy of science
to use modern technologies, especially information databases
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to systematically define and describe the themes and development of the philosophy of science, especially in the 20th century
to comprehensively explain and evaluate the meaning and results of the philosophy of science
to demonstrate an understanding of the current state of research in the field at an international level
Skills
to independently propose the direction of partial research in the field of philosophy of science
to conceive new professional approaches based on knowledge of international research in the field of philosophy of science
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
Competences
N/A
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
  • Brentano, Franz. O původu mravního poznání : zlo jako předmět básnického zobrazení : Franz Brentano ; z něm. orig. přel. Miroslav Hartl, úvodní studii naps. Ján Pavlík. 1. vyd. Praha : Naše vojsko, 1993. ISBN 80-206-0360-3.
  • Cassirer, Ernst. Filosofie symbolických forem. 1, Jazyk. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1996. ISBN 80-86005-10-0.
  • Cassirer, Ernst. Filosofie symbolických forem. 2, Mytické myšlení. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1996. ISBN 80-86005-11-9.
  • Demjančuk, Nikolaj. Filosofie a vědecké myšlení : proměna obrazu vědy v analytické tradici. 1. vyd. Dobrá Voda : Aleš Čeněk, 2002. ISBN 80-86473-19-8.
  • Demjančuk, Nikolaj. O povaze vědy : věda v kulturních kontextech.
  • Demjančuk, Nikolaj. O povaze vědy: fenomenologie.
  • Demjančuk, Nikolaj; Profant, Martin,; Podhajský, Jiří. O povaze vědy : novokantovství. 1. vyd. Praha : Epocha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-261-0045-4.
  • Fajkus, Břetislav. Filosofie a metodologie vědy : vývoj, současnost a perspektivy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1304-0.
  • Fiala, J. Analytická filosofie. První čítanka. Plzeň, 2000.
  • Fiala, Jiří. Analytická filosofie : třetí čítanka ; uspořádal Jiří Fiala. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2002. ISBN 80-238-9518-4.
  • 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.
  • Husserl, Edmund. Krize evropských věd a transcendentální fenomenologie : úvod do fenomenologické filozofie. 2. vyd., reprint 1. vyd., Academia 1972. Praha : Academia, 1996. ISBN 80-200-0561-7.
  • Patočka, Jan. Úvod do fenomenologické filosofie. 1. vyd. Praha : ISE, 1993. ISBN 80-85241-47-1.
  • Popper, Karl Raimund. Logika vědeckého zkoumání. 1. vyd. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-45-3.
  • Popper, Karl Raimund. Otevřená společnost a její nepřátelé I. Uhranutí Platónem. Praha : ISE, 1994. ISBN 80-85241-53-6.
  • 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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