PHNO Ontology for advanced

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Karolína Zapalačová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:40 A11, except Wed 15. 11.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of key ontological categories and their contemporary debates.
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 goal of the course is to introduce on the basis of up-to-date (and updated, if necessary) texts the current discussions in the selected problems (according to the syllabus) and, in the case of interdisciplinary problems, to assess the potential contribution of philosophy to their solutions.
Learning outcomes
The successful student will be able to - apply the knowledge acquired in previous studies to real problems; - determine the competence of philosophy and particular sciences in the given issue.
Syllabus
  • Time (as a physical problem).
  • Time (as a logical and metaphysical problem).
  • Existential notions from the viewpoint of logic.
  • Propositions, propositional attitudes and possible worlds, facts.
  • Ontological proof.
  • Modal paradoxes.
  • Vagueness.
  • Composition.
  • Personal Identity and Persistence.
  • Nature of metaphysics.
Literature
  • Relevantní hesla Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (příklad: k propozicím a propozičním postojům hesla Singular Propositions, Structured Propositions, Propositional Attitude Reports)
  • VAN INWAGEN, Peter. Metaphysics. 2nd ed. Oxford: Westview Press, 2002, xiv, 235. ISBN 0813390559. info
  • VAN INWAGEN, Peter. Ontology, identity, and modality : essays in metaphysics. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001, ix, 261. ISBN 0521795486. info
  • KROB, Josef. Hledání času, místa, smyslu (Seeking of time, space, sense). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 198 pp. Spisy MU FF č. 323. ISBN 80-210-2049-0. info
  • KROB, Josef. Ilya Prigogine: Čas k stávání (k historii času) (Ilya Prigogine: Time for Standing (On the History of Time).). Praha: KLP, 1997, 44 pp. ISBN 80-85917-18-1. info
Teaching methods
1. Lecture.
2. Self-study of a text thematically relevant to the lecture. Before the lecture, home.
3. Assignment in the form of an e-query ('odpovědník') asking questions on the self-studied text. Before the lecture, at home. Answers are evaluated by the instructor.
Assessment methods
Oral exam: text analysis utilizing the knowledge form lectures and homeworks.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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