Course: Philosophy of Science 2

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Course title Philosophy of Science 2
Course code KFI/NFV2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
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)
  • Paitlová Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Havlík Vladimír, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Benda Libor, Mgr. Ph.D.
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, Seminar
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 44 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 32 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 54 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
learning outcomes
Students will be able to summarize and evaluate basic ideas and problems of philosophy of science, specially in 20th century. They will advance their actual knowledge of these problems. Philosophical views on science of 20th century will be presented to them. They will compare ideas and systems of most important philosophers, who influenced philosophy of science. They will learn how to work with technical terms of philosophy of science.
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
assessment methods
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
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.
  • Casper, Bernhard. Míra lidství : Rosenzweig a Lévinas. 1. vyd. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1998. ISBN 80-86005-62-3.
  • Cassirer, Ernst; Berka, Karel. Filosofie symbolických forem. Praha, 1996. ISBN 80-86005-10-0.
  • Demjančuk, Nikolaj. Filosofie - kultura, věda, myšlení. 1.vyd. Plzeň : ZČU, 1997. ISBN 80-7082-296-1.
  • Fajkus, Břetislav. Současná filosofie a metodologie vědy. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1997. ISBN 80-7007-095-1.
  • Grondin, Jean. Úvod do hermeneutiky. 1. vyd. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-43-7.
  • Husserl, Edmund; Kuba, Oldřich. Krize evropských věd a transcendentální fenomenologie. Praha, 1996. ISBN 80-200-0561-7.
  • Ingarden, Roman. O poznávání literárního díla. Praha : Československý spisovatel, 1967.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Theory and Philosophy of Communication (17-4) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer