PH1216 Epistemology I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 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
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PH1106 Renaissance - III && SOUHLAS
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
At the end of the course students will be able to understand and explain the basic concepts, questions and answers of the theory of knowledge.
Syllabus
  • 01. default position and epistemological questions
  • 02. traditional analysis of knowledge
  • 03. Gettier examples
  • 04. evidentialism
  • 05. externalism
  • 06. naturalized epistemology
  • 07. skepticism
  • 08. theories of perception
  • 09. theories of truth
  • 10. contextualism
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
lectures, class discussions, reading
Assessment methods
Type of instruction: lectures
Completion: accreditation will be awarded for successful completion of the final written test consisting of 8 questions, minimum pass level 66 %.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pouze pro studenty s imatrikulací do jaro 2019, včetně.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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