FI:V007 Philosophy of Science I - Course Information

V007 Philosophy of Science I

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 1998

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Ing. Miloslav Dokulil, DrSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ing. Miloslav Dokulil, DrSc.

Prerequisites

Kurs bude zakončen kolokviem. Doporučuje se navázat kursem V008 Philosophy of Science II.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Syllabus

The birth of modern science, its problems, methods, criteria.
Skepsis and Descartes' demon. What our reality is and what it is like.
Hume's skepsis over causality. Laws and probability.
Physiocratism - modelling in economy.
Positivism I, II. The inaugurating variants of physicalism.
The big problem of humanities at the end of 19-th century. (Can the criteria of science be applied in humanities?)
Positivism III. The beginnings of modern logic of language.
Some strategies fighting off the skepsis.
Some hints stimulating the skepsis over the concept of probability.
The beginnings of the philosophy of science.
Cognitive instrumentalism.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.