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KFI / V3HN
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KFI
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V3HN
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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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Science in the Modern Age
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
6
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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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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Yes
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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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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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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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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17 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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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 + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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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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English
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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 |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
Yes
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
Yes
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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KFI/V3EN
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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 the course is to systematize students' knowledge of the history of science in the period from the 19th to the 20th century. Students will gain a general overview of the development of individual scientific disciplines, which were constituted or developed in the period from the 19th to the 20th century. Students will be introduced to important personalities and their philosophical and scientific concepts. Students will also be introduced to the contemporary intellectual, social and cultural context, as well as to the overall evaluation of the influence of the period from the 19th to the 20th century on the further development of scientific disciplines.
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Requirements on student
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Credit: seminary work - presentation and interpretation of chosen text. Oral exam: knowledge of lectured topics and basic literature.
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Content
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Naturphilosophy of I. Kant and foundations of experimental and mathematical sciences. Reflection of science in Critics of pure reason of I. Kant.
Romanticism and getting over of Age of Reason. Theory of science of J. Fichte. Philosophy of nature of F. Schelling. Dialectics of G. Hegel.
The advancement of science in 19th century (mathematics, physics, biology).
The advancement of social science and humanities in 19th century (lingvistics, sociology, psychology).
Science and positivism of Comte, Spencer, Mill. Conception of science in empiriocriticism (E. Mach).
Neo-kantian conception of science. Differences between the Baden scholl of new-kantian philosophy and the Marburg school of new-kantian philosophy (H. Rickert, W. Windelband, H. Cohen, P. Natorp, E. Cassirer).
Phenomenology and science (conception of E. Husserl and M. Scheler). Reflection of science in The crisis of european science and transcendental fenomenology of E. Husserl.
Analytical philosophy and science. Philosophy of language of B. Russell and L. Wittgenstein.
The advancement of science in 20th century. Matematics, logic. Physics. Biology.
Humanities and social sciences in 20th century (lingvistics, psychology, sociology) and its reflections in fenomenology, existentislism, hermeneutics.
Sociology of knowledge in philosophy (M. Scheler, C. Manheim).
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Activities
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Fields of study
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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-hs_mgr/?course=kfi_v3hn
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Demjančuk, Nikolaj. Filosofie a vědecké myšlení : proměna obrazu vědy v analytické tradici. 1. vyd. Dobrá Voda : Aleš Čeněk, 2002. ISBN 80-86473-19-8.
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Basic:
Popper, Karl Raimund. Logika vědeckého zkoumání. 1. vyd. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-45-3.
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Basic:
Demjančuk, Nikolaj. O povaze vědy : věda v kulturních kontextech. 1. vyd. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7043-921-0.
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Basic:
Polanyi, Michael. Personal knowledge : towards a post-critical philosophy. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1974. ISBN 0-226-67288-3.
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Basic:
Toulmin, Stephen. Return to reason. Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-674-00495-7.
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Basic:
Feyerabend, Paul. Rozprava proti metodě. Vyd. 1. Praha : Aurora, 2001. ISBN 80-7299-047-0.
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Basic:
Kuhn, Thomas S. Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Praha : Oikoymenh, 1997. ISBN 80-86005-54-2.
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Recommended:
Demjančuk, Nikolaj; Profant, Martin,; Podhajský, Jiří. O povaze vědy : novokantovství. 1. vyd. Praha : Epocha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-261-0045-4.
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Recommended:
Demjančuk, Nikolaj. O povaze vědy: fenomenologie. 1. vyd. Praha : Epocha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-261-0044-7.
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Recommended:
Popper, K. R. Objective Knowledge. Oxford, 1972.
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Recommended:
Popper, Karl Raimund. Otevřená společnost a její nepřátelé II. Vlna proroctví: Hegel, Marx a co následovalo. Praha : ISE, 1994. ISBN 80-85241-54-4.
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Recommended:
Curd, Martin; Cover, Jan A. Philosophy of science. the central issues. New York : W.W. Norton, 1998. ISBN 0-309-97175-9.
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Recommended:
Putnam, H. Reason, Truth and History. New York, 1981.
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Recommended:
Rescher, Nicholas. The limits of science. Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8229-5713-2.
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Recommended:
Lakatos, I. The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes. Cambridge, 1978.
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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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Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
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40
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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54
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Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
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10
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Contact hours
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52
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Total
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156
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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: |
to introduce the key figures of science of the 19th and 20th centuries and the nature of main scientific discipline of the period |
to explain concrete concepts connected with scientific topics |
to describe problems investigated by scientists during the 19th and 20th centuries |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to use with understanding the scientific terminology of the 19th and 20th centuries |
to reproduce the arguments contained in the given scientific text from the 19th and 20th centuries |
to use modern technologies, namely informational databases |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to define and systematically describe history and topics of science during the 19th and 20th centuries |
to comprehensively explain the origin of discoveries and knowledge and to explain their relationship to the contemporary intellectual, social and cultural context |
to reflect and discuss philosophical foundations of scientific disciplines in the 19th and 20th centuries |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to reflect originally texts of authors related to scientific topics during the 19th and 20th centuries |
to recognize and formulate the assumptions and consequences of scientific ideas of the 19th and 20th centuries |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Seminar work |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture |
Textual studies |
Self-study of literature |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Seminar |
Individual study |
Students' portfolio |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Lecture |
Textual studies |
Students' portfolio |
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