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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KFI
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FV1
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Philosophy of Science 1
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
4
Cred.
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Type of completion
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-
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Type of completion
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-
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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NO
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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NO
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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5
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Substituted course
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UFI/FV1
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The aim of this course is to introduce students into basic problems of philosophy of science. Present them philosophical views in particular periods of historical progress. Present to the students most important philosophers, who from philosophical view researched the science and evaluate basic ideas and thesis, which influenced the progress of philosophy of science.
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Requirements on student
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The credit: seminar work, written test.
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Content
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This topics will be focused: The myth, philosophy, science, philosophy of science. Renaissance and the origin of Modern Ages science. The relationship between philosophy, epistomology and methodology of science. Paradigm of classical science (Newton, Descartes). Disagreement of empirism and racionalism. Formalization of philosophy of science. Tradition of inductivism and empirism. B. Russel and Cambridge school, Bayesianism. Logical positivism and logical empirism. Problem of demarcation and problem of observation. Falsification and hypothetical-deductive method (K. Popper). Convencionalism (E. Mach, H. Poincare and P. Duhem). Constructional philosophy of science (H. Margenau). Operationalism (P. Bridgeman, A. Rapoport, B. F. Skinner). Methodology of scientifical researching programs (I. Lakatos). Scientifical revolution and paradigm (T. S. Kuhn). Methodological anarchism in science (P. K. Feyerabend).
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Webové stránky vyučujícího: https://dap.flu.cas.cz/en/people/vladimir-havlik#teaching-materials
Studenti mají k dispozici oporu ve formě skupiny/týmu v rámci systému Microsoft Teams.
Studentům jsou dostupné všechny aktuální informace ke kurzu (termíny, materiály či odkazy na ně) na stránce předmětu v Courseware.
Studenti mají k dispozici elektronickou učebnici v rámci Kompendia KFI - https://www.esf.kfi.zcu.cz/kompendium/
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Fiala, J. Analytická filosofie. První čítanka. Plzeň, 2000.
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Basic:
Demjančuk, Nikolaj. Filosofie - kultura, věda, myšlení. 1.vyd. Plzeň : ZČU, 1997. ISBN 80-7082-296-1.
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Basic:
Fajkus, Břetislav. Současná filosofie a metodologie vědy. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1997. ISBN 80-7007-095-1.
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Recommended:
Russell, Bertrand. Logika, věda, filozofie a společnost. 1. vyd. Praha : Svoboda-Libertas, 1993. ISBN 80-205-0219-X.
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Recommended:
Popper, Karl Raimund. Logika vědeckého zkoumání. 1. vyd. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-45-3.
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Recommended:
Kuhn, Thomas S. Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-54-2.
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Recommended:
Feyerabend, Paul K. Tři dialogy o vědění. 1. vyd. Praha : Vesmír, 1999. ISBN 80-85977-04-4.
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Recommended:
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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Recommended:
Král, Miloslav. Změna paradigmatu vědy. 1. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 1994. ISBN 80-7007-064-1.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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25
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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27
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Contact hours
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52
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Total
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104
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
Course requires no special prior knowledge and skills. |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
Students will be able to summarize and evaluate basic ideas and problems of philosophy of science. Philosophical views on science in particular historical progress 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 basic technical terms of philosophy of science.
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Seminar work |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Seminar |
Textual studies |
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