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Lecturer(s)
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Holeček Miroslav, Doc. Dr. RNDr.
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Havlík Vladimír, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Philosophical problems of physics. The nature of physical models. Axiomatic and hypothetical-deductive method, their formation and role in physics. The problem of truth in physics. The problem of existence in physics. Space and time in physics. Philosophical reflection of the transformation of physics. Problems of the foundations of physics in the early 20th century. Ontological problems in the theory of relativity and quantum theory. Thermodynamics, statistical physics and the direction of time. Physics and information theory. Transformations of cosmological concepts.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Self-study of literature, Lecture
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 234 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to know the key figures and themes from the history and philosophy of physics |
| to explain specific terms and apparatus related to the topics of history and philosophy of physics |
| to describe problems that have been addressed in the field of history and philosophy of mathematics |
| Skills |
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| to use with understanding the conceptual apparatus and terminology from the field of history and philosophy of physics |
| to reproduce the argumentation contained in the given text from the field of history and the philosophy of physics |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to systematically define and describe current themes and developments in the field of history and philosophy of physics |
| Comprehensively to explain comprehensively and evaluate the importance and outcomes in the field of history and philosophy of fysics |
| to demonstrate an understanding of the state of the art of current international research |
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| to independently design the direction of sub-research in the field of history and philosophy of physics |
| conceive new professional approaches in support of knowledge of international research in the field of history and philosophy of physics |
| to reflect innovately the texts of the authors in the field of history and philosophy of physics |
| teaching methods |
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| Lecture |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral exam |
| Skills |
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| Oral exam |
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Recommended literature
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Batterman, H. (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Physics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Butterfield, Jeremy; Earman, John. Philosophy of physics. Amsterdam : North-Holland, 2007.
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D´AGOSTINO, S. A History of the Ideas of Theoretical Physics: Essays on the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Physics. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publ., 2001.
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DIEKS, D.; GEERT, B. J. (eds.). The Ontology of Spacetime. Amsterdam?; Boston: Elsevier, 2006.
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FEYNMAN, R. P. The Character of Physical Law: The 1964 Messenger Lectures. Boston: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-56003-8.
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Feynman, Richard P. O povaze fyzikálních zákonů : sedmkrát o rytmech přírodních jevů. 1. vyd. Praha : Aurora, 1998. ISBN 80-85974-53-3.
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GAL-OR, B. Cosmology, Physics and Philosophy. New York, NY: Springer New York, 1983.
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HEISENBERG, W. Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science. New York: Harper Collins, 2007. ISBN 978-0-06-120919-2.
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Heisenberg, Werner. Část a celek : rozhovory o atomové fyzice. [1. vyd.]. Olomouc : Votobia, 1997. ISBN 80-7198-216-4.
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MAUDLIN, T. Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012.
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MULLER, A. von; FILK, T. (eds.). Re-Thinking Time at the Interface of Physics and Philosophy: The Forgotten Present. On Thinking. Cham Heidelberg New York: Springer, 2015.
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POINCARÉ, H. Mathematics and Science Last Essays. New York: Dover, 2009. ISBN 1110394624.
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Poincaré, Henri. Číslo, prostor, čas : výbor z prací o filosofii vědy. 1. vyd. Kanina : OPS, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87269-14-5.
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SCHEIBE, E.; FALKENBURG, B. Between Rationalism and Empiricism: Selected Papers in the Philosophy of Physics. New York: Springer, 2001.
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