PřF:F3011 Phys., philos. and thinking 1 - Course Information
F3011 Physics, philosophy and thinking 1
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2004
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Jan Novotný, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Blažena Švandová, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Aleš Lacina, CSc.
Department of Plasma Physics and Technology – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jan Novotný, CSc. - Timetable
- Wed 14:00–15:50 F1 6/1014
- Prerequisites
- Interest in philosophical problems of sciences. Interest in philosophical background of social problems. Knowledge of basic results and methods of sciences (students in the first two years of their study or students without mathematical and physical background could have difficulties in understanding some more technical parts of lectures). General survey of history of philosophy, philosophical concepts and problems.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Course objectives
- This lecture is devoted namely to the philosophical problems of sciences, but it also takes account of social problems of the day and its philosophical background.The lecture has no permanent and fixed structure, its content is changed in accordance with the interest of teachers and students. In the course of semester, it has usually one or two main themes (e.g. the problems of causality and determinism and the relation between language and reality in the autumn 2001). Sometimes a book can serve as a source (e.g. "The Logik of scientific discovery" of Popper in the spring 2000). Besides the main teachers also guests interessed in philosophical problems of their field of research are asked for the lectures. Also the seminar works of the students are presented here. The lectures are usually followed by discussions. A small, but permanently increased library is at disposal to the participants of the lecture.
- Syllabus
- Detailed content of the lecture was not yet determined in accordance with its character rested on permanent innovation and accomodation to the interesses of participants. For a general information on the possible themes see the programmes of previous semesters.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2004, recent)
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