Course: History of Science and Technology

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Course title History of Science and Technology
Course code KFI/VTHB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Demjančuk Nikolaj, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
List of lectures 1. Introduction to historiography of science 2. Anachronic and diachronic approach to history of science 3. Internalism and externalism in history of science 4. The relationship between science and religion 5. History of historiography of science 6. Selected topics in ancient science 7. Early Christianity and science 8. Selected topics in medieval science 9. Selected Topics in Renaissance science 10. Scientific Revolution 16 to 17 century 11. Selected Topics in Science 18th century 12. Science, philosophy, culture and society in the 19th century 13. Science, philosophy, culture and society in the 20th century

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills.
learning outcomes
Students will be able to present development of science and relation between science and the other sciences and human knowledge.
teaching methods
Lecture
assessment methods
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Amundsen, Darrel W.; Larson, Edward J.; Ferngren, Gary B.; Nakhla, Anne-Marie E. The history of science and religion in the Western tradition : an encyclopedia. New York : Garland Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-8153-1656-9.
  • Gaukroger, Stephen. The emergence of a scientific culture : science and the shaping of modernity, 1210-1685. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2006. ISBN 0-19-929644-8.
  • Grant, E. Physical Science in the Middle Ages. New York, 1971.
  • Grant, E. The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages. Their Religious, Institutional, and Intellectual Contexts. Cambridge, 1998.
  • Grant, Edward. A history of natural philosophy : from the ancient world to the nineteenth century. 1st ed. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-521-68957-1.
  • Grant, Edward. God and reason in the Middle Ages. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-521-00337-7.
  • Grant, Edward. Science and religion, 400 B.C. to A.D. 1550 : from Aristotle to Copernicus. 1st ed. Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8018-8401-2.
  • Horský, Zdeněk; Lelková, Iva. Koperník a české země : soubor studií o renesanční kosmologii a nové vědě. Červený Kostelec : Pavel Mervart, 2011. ISBN 978-80-87378-87-8.
  • Janko, J. Věda v renesanci a novověku. In: Projekt KOMPENDIUM. Dostupné z https://www.esf.kfi.zcu.cz/kompendium/ (po přihlášení).
  • Koyré, Alexandre. Od uzavřeného světa k nekonečnému vesmíru. Vyd. 1. V Praze : Vyšehrad, 2004. ISBN 80-7021-586-0.
  • Mráz, M. Věda v antice a ve středověku. https://www.esf.kfi.zcu.cz/kompendium/ (po přihlášení).
  • Nye, Mary Jo. The Cambridge history of science. Vol. 5, The modern physical and mathematical sciences. 1st pub. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-521-57199-5.
  • Park, Katharine; Daston, Lorraine. The Cambridge history of science. Vol. 3, Early modern science. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-521-57244-4.
  • Porter, Roy. The Cambridge history of science. Vol. 4, Eighteenth-century science. 1st pub. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-521-57243-6.
  • Porter, T. M. - Ross, D. The Cambridge History of Science. Vol. 7. The Modern Social Sciences. Cambridge, 2003.
  • Špelda, D. Proměny histriografie vědy. Praha, 2009.


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): Humanities (19-4) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Humanities (19-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer