F5571 Philosophical questions of the language of physics 1

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
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.
Prerequisites
Interess on the philosophical problems of logic and natural sciences is supposed. Lectures are connected with discussions. Credit for the essay on the topics connected with the content of lectures
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
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Course objectives
The subject draw strength from scientific knowledge of philosophy, logic, mathematics, physics and lingvistics. The place of physics is looking for among other subjects of human knowledge. Physics will be seen from the point of view of its language growing complexity during the whole of its history. At the end of the course students should be able to understand better the problems of contemporary physics and to define new problems relating to the nature of our knowledge.
Syllabus
  • Common Language and Scientific Language. Science and Faith.
  • Philosophy and Natural Sciences.
  • Origin of Language. Signs and Context.
  • Exactitude versus Vagueness of Language. Consistency and Coherence.
  • The nature of Meaning.
  • Levels of the language Structures. Mimetike, metexis, epagoge.
  • Overview of Logic and Argumentation.
  • Gottlob Frege conception of Function.
  • Development of the Language of Mathematics I
  • Development of the Language of Mathematics II
  • Development of the Language of Physics I
  • Development of the Language of Physics II
Literature
  • ZAJAC, Rudolf, Ján PIŠÚT and Juraj ŠEBESTA. Historické pramene súčasnej fyziky, Zv. 2 (Historical sources of contemporary physics, Vol. 2). Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 1997. info
  • ZAJAC, Rudolf and Juraj ŠEBESTA. Historické pramene súčasnej fyziky. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, vydavateľstvo technickej a ekonomickej literatúry, 1990, 396 s. ISBN 80-05-00231-9. info
Assessment methods
lectures, class discussion, essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
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