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Lecturer(s)
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Kastnerová Martina, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Demjančuk Nikolaj, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Černá Jana, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Historical development of knowledge of living nature: prehistory, antiquity (Greece, Roman times) 2. Historical development of knowledge of living nature: Middle Ages, Renaissance (botany, zoology) 3. Historical development of knowledge of living nature: Middle Ages, Renaissance (anatomy, medicine) 4. Development of biology and constitution of biological and biomedical disciplines (botany, zoology, anatomy, physiology, etc.). Carl von Linnaeus 5. Development of biology and constitution of biological and biomedical disciplines (botany, zoology, anatomy, physiology, etc.). G. L. L. de Buffon, G. Cuvier, J. B. Robinet 6. Development of biology and constitution of biological and biomedical disciplines. Cell theory (M. Schleiden. Th. Schwannn, J. E. Purkyně). 7. Evolutionary theory (J. B. Lamarck, J. B. Robinet, L. Oken, Ch. Darwin, A. R. Wallace); 8. Genetics (G. J. Mendel, J. Watson, F. Crick); 9. Population genetics (J. B. S. Haldane, R. A. Fisher, S. Wright, Motto Kimura, Gustave Malécot) 10. Synthetic theory of evolution (J. S. Huxley, J. B. S. Haldane, Lewontin, R. A. Fisher, T. G. Dobzhansky, S. Wright, J. M. Smith, W. D. Hamilton); 11. Sociobiology (A. Weismann, G. C. Williams, R. Dawkins, E. O. Wilson, J. S. Huxley, E. Mayr, M. T. Ghiselin). 12. Sociobiology (A. Weismann, G. C. Williams, R. Dawkins, E. O. Wilson, J. S. Huxley, E. Mayr, M. T. Ghiselin). 13. Theoretical discussions in the biology of the 20th century and their reflections in the philosophy of biology.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Interactive lecture, Textual studies
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 26 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 26 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe key events in world history |
| to list important philosophical trends and their representatives |
| to characterize the development of philosophical thinking in the context of historical development |
| to characterize the basic philosophical problems solved in various philosophical schools and their terminology |
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| to analyze and interpret professional text in Czech and English |
| to process knowledge from a professional text into a comprehensive presentation |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to explain the terminology of biology |
| to describe the development of biology and name the representatives of European biology |
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| to interpret classical texts of representatives of European biology |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Interactive lecture |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Competences |
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| Interactive lecture |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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Janko, Jan. Vědy o životě v českých zemích 1750-1950. Praha : Archiv Akademie věd České republiky, 1997. ISBN 80-902464-0-0.
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Mayr, E. The Growth of Biological Thought: Diversity, Evolution, and Inheritance. 1982.
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Mayr, E. Toward a New Philosophy of Biology: Observations of an Evolutionist. 1988.
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Monod, J. Chance and Necessity. Collins, 1972.
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Nagel, E. The Structure of Science: Problems in the Logic of Scientific Explanation. 1961.
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Sarton, G. Introduction to the History of Science. 3 vols. Baltimore, 1948.
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