Course: Methodology of Science

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Course title Methodology of Science
Course code KFI/MVD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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.
  • Fajkus Břetislav, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
This topics will be focused: The progress of methodological problems in 20th century, neopositivism and empirical verification, K. R. Popper and hypotheticaly-deductive method, historical conception of T. S. Kuhn, methodology of scientifical researching programs of I. Lakatos, methodological anarchism of P. K. Feyerabend, sociological reversal in philosophy of science, cognitivism and interdisciplinary procedures in scientifical knowledge, scientifical racionalism and instrumentalism, the progress of scientifical racionality, the term "truth" in modern science, social evaluation of scientifical and technical artefacts.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Textual studies, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 234 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe key figures and topics in the methodology of science
to explain specific concepts connected to different topics in the methodology of science
to describe the problems investigated by the methodology of science
Skills
to use with understanding the conceptual apparatus of science methodology
to reproduce the argumentation contained in the given text from the field of methodology of science
to use modern technologies, especially information databases
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to systematically define and describe the topics and development of the methodology of science
to comprehensively explain and evaluate the significance and results of the methodology of science
to prove understanding of the current state of international research in the field
Skills
to independently formulate and defend an interpretational thesis in the methodology of science
to draft new professional theories based on their knowledge of international research in the methodology of science
to reflect texts about the methodology of science in an innovative way
to discriminate and formulate the presuppositions and consequences of different theories in the methodology of science
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Textual studies
One-to-One tutorial
Self-study of literature
Skills
One-to-One tutorial
Individual study
Competences
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Textual studies
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, B. Filosofie a metodologie vědy: vývoj, současnost a perspektivy. Praha: Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1304-0.
  • Fajkus, Břetislav. Filosofie vědy na zlomu století. Milénium vědy a filosofie Praha : Filosofia, 2002 . 2002.
  • Fajkus, Břetislav. Současná filosofie a metodologie vědy. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1997. ISBN 80-7007-095-1.
  • FEYERABEND, P. Against Method. New York: Verso Books, 2010. ISBN 1844674428.
  • Feyerabend, Paul. Rozprava proti metodě. Vyd. 1. Praha : Aurora, 2001. ISBN 80-7299-047-0.
  • Foucault, Michel. Diskurs, Autor, Genealogie : tři studie. Praha : Svoboda, 1994. ISBN 80-205-0406-0.
  • HUBÍK, S. Sociologie vědění: základní koncepce a paradigmata. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1999. ISBN 80-85850-58-3.
  • Hubík, Stanislav. Sociologie vědění : základní koncepce a paradigmata. 1. vyd. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 1999. ISBN 80-85850-58-3.
  • Kováč, L. Potreba syntézy prírodných a kulturných vied. In: Vesmír 78.
  • Krämer, H. Zur Rekonstruktion der philosophischen Hermeneutik. In: Journal for General Philosophy of Science.
  • KUHN, T. S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-45811-3.
  • Kuhn, Thomas S. Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-54-2.
  • Meadows, Donella H.; Meadows, Dennis L.; Randers, Jörgen. Překročení mezí : konfrontace globálního kolapsu s představou trvale udržitelné budoucnosti. 1. vyd. Praha : Argo, 1995. ISBN 80-85794-83-7.
  • POPPER, K. R. Logika vědeckého bádání. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-45-3.
  • Popper, K. R. Logika vědeckého objevu. Praha, 2001.
  • POPPER, K. R. The Logic of Scientific Discovery. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0-41527843-0.
  • Rouse, J. New Philosophies of Science in North America - Twenty Years Later. In: Journal for General Philosophy of Science.
  • Tarski, Alfred. Introduction to logic and to the methodology of deductive sciences. New York : Dover Publications, 1995. ISBN 0-486-28462-X.
  • Wolf, Josef. Člověk a jeho svět : úvod do studia antropologických věd : základní antropologické otázky : kulturní a sociální antropologie. 2. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 1999. ISBN 80-7184-871-9.


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