PřF:GA081 Epistemology in Geology - Course Information
GA081 Epistemology in Geology
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2019
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Rostislav Brzobohatý, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Rostislav Brzobohatý, CSc.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Mon 18. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Wed 14:00–15:50 Gp,02006
- Prerequisites
- ! GA080 Gnoseology in Geology
Course G3060, G4060 - 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
- there are 38 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The course is devoted mainly for students of geology (master program). It follows the main goal to present them theoretical aspects of the reasoning in geology including ethical attitudes.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course, the student will be familiar with aspects of scientific research and ethical principles of science.
- Syllabus
- Epistemology in the important philosphic systems (Platon, Aristoteles, Descartes, Kant, Hegel, Popper, Kuhn, Toulmin)
- Science, theory, hypothesis, induction, deduction, abduction
- Model, experiment, scientific methods
- Determinism, reductionism, uniformitarianism (actualism)
- Time
- Evolution
- True
- Geosemiotics, historical and interpretative character of the geology
- Ethics in science
- Literature
- ANZENBACHER, Arno. Úvod do filozofie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 304 s. ISBN 8004254144. info
- STÖRIG, Hans Joachim. Malé dějiny filozofie. Translated by Petr Rezek. Praha: Zvon, 1991, 510 s. ISBN 80-7113-041-9. info
- HOLZBACHOVÁ, Ivana. Filozofické a metodologické problémy vědy. Vydání 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 140 stran. ISBN 8021014709. info
- SOKOL, Jan. Čas a rytmus. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1996, 291 s. ISBN 80-86005-15-1. info
- HAWKING, Stephen. Stručná historie času : od velkého třesku k černým dírám. Translated by Vladimír Karas. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1991, 186 s. ISBN 8020401695. info
- COVENEY, Peter V. and Roger HIGHFIELD. Šíp času :cesta vědou za rozluštěním největší záhady lidstva. 1. vyd. Ostrava: Oldag, 1995, 472 s., [1. ISBN 80-85954-08-7. info
- GLEICK, James. Chaos :vznik nové vědy. Translated by Jaroslav Sedlář - Renata Kamenická. [1. vyd.]. Brno: Ando Publishing, 1996, 349 s. ISBN 80-86047-04-0. info
- TONDL, Ladislav. Mezi epistemologií a sémiotikou :deset studií o vztazích poznání a porozumění významu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 1996, 223 s. ISBN 80-7007-076-5. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures and discussion.
- Assessment methods
- Colloquium (discussion with the lecturer).
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2018/2019.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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