PHK1204 Epistemology I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marek Picha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 27. 2. 13:20–14:05 A11, Fri 27. 3. 13:20–14:05 A11, Fri 24. 4. 13:20–14:05 A11, Fri 5. 6. 8:20–9:05 A11
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PHK1106 Renaissance - III
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 concerned with basic notions, questions and answers of theory of knowledge.
Syllabus
  • 01. analysis of knowledge
  • 02. perception
  • 03. reason
  • 04. induction
  • 05. consciousness, memory, testimony
  • 06. architecture of knowledge
  • 07. internalism vs. externalism
  • 08. skepticism
Literature
  • AUDI, Robert. Epistemology : a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2003, xvi, 352. ISBN 9780415281096. info
  • Contemporary debates in epistemology. Edited by Ernest Sosa - Matthias Steup. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell, 2005, x, 348. ISBN 9781405107389. info
  • A companion to epistemology. Edited by Jonathan Dancy - Ernest Sosa. 1st pub. in paperback. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 1993, xv, 541. ISBN 0631192581. info
  • DESCARTES, René. Meditace o první filosofii ; Námitky a autorovy odpovědi. Edited by René Descartes, Translated by Petr Glombíček - Tomáš Marvan - Pav. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2003, 535 s. ISBN 807298084X. info
  • HUME, David. Zkoumání o lidském rozumu. Vyd. v tomto překl. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1996, 235 s. ISBN 8020505210. info
  • LOCKE, John. Esej o lidském rozumu. Translated by Anna Dokulilová. Praha: Svoboda, 1984, 407 s. info
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
type of instruction: seminar assessment: credit given for passing final written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: celkem 12 hod. konzultací.
Teacher's information
http://picha.webnode.com/filozofie/epistemologie/
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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