PH0233 Philosophy of Technology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ing. Josef Šmajs, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Mon 15:00–16:35 A11 stara
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Syllabus
  • 1. The phenomenon of technics in the philosophical understanding
  • 2. Two lines of technical development (biotic and abiotic)
  • 3. The evolution of abiotic technics
  • 4. Technical genotyp and technical fenotyp
  • 5. Technics and society
  • 6. Technics and nature
  • 7. Confict of biosphere and technosphere
  • 8. Biofil transformation of technosphere
Literature
  • Král, M.: Kam směřuje civilizace? Praha 1998
  • Tondl, L.: Sociální hodnocení techniky. Plzeň 1996
  • Štekauerová, L.: Filozofie techniky. Prešov 1999
  • 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
  • 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
  • GEHLEN, Arnold. Duch ve světě techniky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1972, 163 s. URL info
  • BERNAL, J. D. Věda v dějinách. Translated by J. Munková - E. Munk - Stadler. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní nakladatelství politické literatury, 1960, 509 s. URL info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2007.
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