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Lecturer(s)
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Havlík Vladimír, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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1. Philosophy, science, philosophy of science - what is it philosophy of science? 2. Inductivism and empirism. 3 Logical positivism - Viennese circle - verificacionism. 4. K. R. Popper - hypotheticaly-deductive method - falsificacionism. 5. H. Poincare and P. Duhem - convencionalism. 6. Problem of observation in science. 7. Problem of demarcation in science. 8. I. Lakatos - Methodology of scientifical researching programs. 9. T. Kuhn - Scientifical revolution and paradigm. 10. P. Feyerabend - Methodological anarchism. 11. I. Laudan - Normative naturalism. 12. B. Latour, S. Woolgar - Social contructivism. 13. Evolutionar epistemology 14. Recapitulation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Textual studies, Lecture
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 56 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 50 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 14 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to introduce basic characters and themes of classical epistemology |
| to name the most important representatives of the philosophy of science |
| to characterize the fundamental themes of the philosophy of science |
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| to use the philosophical terminology of classical epistemology with understanding |
| to identify the problem (thesis) and reproduce the argumentation contained in the text |
| to use modern technologies, especially information databases |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to introduce basic figures and themes of 20th century science philosophy |
| to put into context the ideas and systems of important thinkers who have influenced the philosophy of science |
| to characterize the most important philosophical interpretations of science and explain their context |
| to summarize selected important philosophical writings of the 20th century philosophy of science |
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| to analyze the source philosophical texts of the philosophy of science of the 20th century |
| to interpret selected passages of key texts of philosophy of 20th century science |
| to follow the arguments of particular authors or selected texts of the philosophy of science of the 20th century |
| to argue and discuss a specific topic of 20th century science philosophy |
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| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
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| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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Demjančuk, Nikolaj. Filosofie - kultura, věda, myšlení. 1.vyd. Plzeň : ZČU, 1997. ISBN 80-7082-296-1.
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Fajkus, Břetislav. Současná filosofie a metodologie vědy. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1997. ISBN 80-7007-095-1.
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Feyerabend, Paul K. Tři dialogy o vědění. 1. vyd. Praha : Vesmír, 1999. ISBN 80-85977-04-4.
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Kuhn, Thomas S. Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-54-2.
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Popper, Karl Raimund. Logika vědeckého zkoumání. 1. vyd. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-45-3.
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Russell, Bertrand. Logika, věda, filozofie a společnost. 1. vyd. Praha : Svoboda-Libertas, 1993. ISBN 80-205-0219-X.
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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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