UZPHK2201 Systematic Philosophy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 16. 3. 9:10–10:45 J22, Fri 13. 4. 9:10–10:45 J22, Fri 11. 5. 13:20–14:05 J22
Prerequisites
Good acquaintance with history of ontology and systematic philosophy from bachelor´sstudies
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 expand students knowledge of history of ontology and systematic philosophy (ontology and gnoseology) into the ability to connect of sort individual problems into logical expository units and find a structure of their (high-school) instruction answering the basic questions and problems of the given theme. After the course the students should be able to master the problems in the particular disciplines and also explain wider contexts.
Syllabus
  • Ontology History Minimum - key problems and concepts (elementary ability to relate a problem to a name) 1. Order and chaos 2. Physics and Ethics. 3. Augustine and time 4. Time and place in Medieval philosophy. 5. Modern philosophy and mechanical materialism 6. End of one-man systems. 7. Philosophy and science 8. Phenomenology and existencialism 9. Neo-positivism and "end of ontology" Problems: Minimum - key problems, concepts and expressions. Further expansion of knowledge of the subjects after proved elementary knowledge. Themes: 1. Question of being 2. The concept of matter and nature 3. Space 4. Time 5. Movement 6. Causality and determinism 7. Law and regularity, necessity and contingency (only natural laws) 8. New categories of ontology - system, structure, function, information Gnoseology key concepts and expressions. Further expansion of knowledge of the subjects after proved elementary knowledge. Agnosticism, gnoseological optimism, dogmatism, relativism, skepticism, methodological skepticism 1. Gnoseological attitudes 2. Gnoseology and ontology 3. Truth and truthfulness, consistency and compatibility 4. Language and knowledge 5. Subject and object 6. Empirical and rational, empirism and theory 7. Construction and function of scientific theory 8. Methods. 9. Explanation and prediction.
Literature
  • viz informace učitele
  • viz osnova
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
Written test. Set themes, student prepares exposition, control questions, select relevant literature, point out main problems.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hodin konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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