PH1105 Ontology II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 J21
Prerequisites
PH_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil.
For philosophy students a precondition is the course PH1203 Ontology I and PH_PoZ Progress Exam.
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 overview of the traditional and modern ontological categories (the being, the matter, the time, the space, the movement, the development, the system, the structure, the information) in the context with the reflexion of the natural sciences (physics, cosmology) as the elements of a new ontological concept. The evolutionary and dynamic understanding of being. Evolution and orderliness, evolution and information, constitutive role of information, conflict of the natural and cultural evolution, implication of the evolutionary ontology.
Syllabus
  • The problem of a definition of matter An attempt to define time and space Homogeneity and isotropy of time and space Dynamic and structural change Differentiation of causation and determinism Differentiation of law and regularity The essence of regularity A definition of system and its basic types A definition of information and its basic types
  • Topics:
  • 1. The question of Being Being as a linguistic and logical problem Substance and relational ontology
  • 2. The concepts of matter and nature Matter as a concept (general concept, substance, definition of matter) Nature, space, world
  • 3. Space Linguistic insight and practical understanding of space Space and environment Finiteness and infinity of (the space of)the real world
  • 4. Time Linguistic insight and practical understanding of time Philosophical implications of modern physical theories Non-physical concepts of time
  • 5. Motion Causes and forms of motion Motion, change, transformation, kinds of change Motion and evolution
  • 6. Causation and determinism Definition and differentiation of causation and determinism and their types Problems of causation and its replacement Determinism, indeterminism
  • 7. Law and regularity, necessity and contingency (only natural law) The essence of regularity, kinds of regularity, law as a formulation. Necessity and contingency and the question of their objectivity Chaos, a new concept of order and chaos
  • 8. New categories in ontology - system, structure, function, information. Place and role of new categories Definition, typology and their roles in the system of evolution ontology. Evolution ontology: contradictio in adjecto?
Literature
  • KROB, Josef and Josef ŠMAJS. Úvod do ontologie (Evoluční ontologie). 2. dopl. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1994, 67 pp. ISBN 80-210-0879-2. info
  • ŠMAJS, Josef. Ohrožená kultura :od evoluční ontologie k ekologické politice. Illustrated by Zdeněk Hajný. 2., rozš. vyd. Praha: Hynek, 1997, 205 s. ISBN 80-85906-53-8. info
  • BARROW, John D. Teorie všeho : hledání nejhlubšího vysvětlení. Translated by Jan Novotný. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1996, 269 s. ISBN 8020406026. info
  • FERGUSONOVÁ, Kitty. Stephen Hawking :hledání teorie všeho. Vyd. 1. Praha: Aurora, 1996, 148 s. ISBN 80-85974-05-3. info
  • HAWKING, Stephen W. Stručná historie času. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1991. info
  • PRIGOGINE, Ilya. Čas k stávání :k historii času : přednáška pronesená 24. září 1993 v Muzeu civilizace v Québecu na zahájení 4. mezinárodního festivalu vědeckého filmu. Translated by Josef Krob. Vyd. 1. Praha: KLP-Koniasch Latin Press, 1997, 44 s. ISBN 80-85917-18-1. info
  • WEIZSÄCKER, Carl Friedrich von. Dějiny přírody. Translated by Jan Sokol. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1972, 146 s. URL info
  • ŠMAJS, Josef and Josef KROB. Evoluční ontologie (Evolutionary ontology). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 400 pp. ISBN 80-210-3038-0. info
  • KROB, Josef. Filosofie, evoluční ontologie a věda (Philosophy, Evolutionary Ontology and Science). In Filozofia: miunlé podoby - súčasné perspektívy. Bratislava: FF UK, 2003, p. 93-95. ISBN 80-969083-4-0. info
  • KROB, Josef. Souvislosti evoluční ontologie (Context of evolutionary ontology). In Slovenská a česká filozofia na prelome tisíciročia. 1st ed. Prešov: FF PU, 1999, p. 266-275. 1. ISBN 80-88885-66-3. info
Teaching methods
1. Lecture 2. Short written task required for each seminar, student must show the ability to process an assigned topic in a preferred way. 3. Present your preparation in one seminar and handle the discussion afterwards.
Assessment methods
This course ends with a written exam consisting of three questions, evaluated by 5 pts, up to 3 can be gained for successful seminar presentation, i.e. 18 pts in total. A 17-18, B 15-16, C 13-14, D 11-12, E 9-10, F 0-8; 0 point in one question means 0 point in the whole test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/fil/ontologie/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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