PH1113 Epistemology II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Zdeňka Jastrzembská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 13:20–14:55 A11 stara
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is devoted to the selected epistemological problems, problems of philosophy of science, theory of science and methodology. * Historical forms of epistemological attitudes. * Question of truth and criterion of truth. * Problem of the possibility of knowledge, its ontological foundations. * Language and knowledge acquisition. * Construction and function of scientific theory. * Scientific methods. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to delineate and analyse some basic problems; to present the most influential conceptions and approaches to solving these; to develop students` skills of critical thinking.
Syllabus
  • 01. Epistemological attitudes
  • 02. Ontology and epistemology
  • 03. Subject and Object
  • 04. Language and knowledge
  • 05. Theories of truth
  • 06. Empirism and rationalism
  • 07. Methods
  • 08. Scientific theory
  • 09. Explanation and prediction
Literature
  • FAJKUS, Břetislav. Filosofie a metodologie vědy : vývoj, současnost a perspektivy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2005, 339 s. ISBN 8020013040. info
  • KROB, Josef. Ontologické základy poznatelnosti (Ontological ground of the cognition). Sborník prací Filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity. Brno: FF MU, 2000, vol. 47, B47, p. 107-112. ISSN 0231-7664. info
  • KROB, Josef. Ontologie a otázka poznatelnosti světa (Ontology and The Question of Cognition). Prométheus. Hradec Králové: ÚFSV PedF UHK, 2000, vol. 5, No 16, p. 12-15. ISSN 1211-8400. info
  • TONDL, Ladislav. Mezi epistemologií a sémiotikou :deset studií o vztazích poznání a porozumění významu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 1996, 223 s. ISBN 80-7007-076-5. info
  • TICHÝ, Pavel. O čem mluvíme? :vybrané stati k logice a sémantice. Edited by Jaroslav Peregrin. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 1996, 161 s. ISBN 80-7007-087-0. info
  • Model a analogie ve vědě, umění a filozofii :(sborník příspěvků). Edited by Jiřina Stachová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia - nakladatelství Filosofického ústavu AV ČR, 1994, 317 s. ISBN 80-7007-059-5. info
  • TONDL, Ladislav. Věda, technika a společnost : Soudobé tendence a transformace vzájemných vazeb. 1. vyd. Praha: Filosofia, 1994, 182 s. ISBN 80-7007-051-X. info
  • KROB, Josef. Antropický princip. (The Anthropic Principle.). SPFFBU. Brno: Filosofická fakulta brněnské university, 1993, vol. 1992, B 39, p. 29-34. info
  • KROB, Josef. Antropocentrismus v dějinách a současnosti kosmologie. (Anthropocentrism in the Past and Present of Cosmology.). Filosofický časopis [roč. 2 (1954)-40 (1992)]. Praha: Filosofický ústav AV ČR, 1993, vol. 41, No 5, p. 858-868. ISSN 0015-1831. info
  • RUSSELL, Bertrand. Logika, věda, filozofie, společnost. Translated by Karel Berka. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda-Libertas, 1993, 272 s. ISBN 802050219X. info
  • Filosofie vědy. Edited by Ivan Kuchár - Oldřich Procházka - Vladimír Zeman. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1968, 364 s. URL info
  • Teorie modelů a modelování. Edited by Karel Berka - Ladislav Tondl. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Svoboda, 1967, 302 s. URL info
Teaching methods
1. Lecture 2. Homework - analyses of assigned texts on particular seminar topics, analyses are evaluated by the instructor. 3. The texts serve as a basis for seminar discussiion.
Assessment methods
Written examination. Other requirements: acceptable attendance and class participation on the basis of presented texts and homework.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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