GA081 Epistemology in Geology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Rostislav Brzobohatý, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Běla Hrbková
Prerequisites
! GA080 Aspekty poznání v geologických vědách
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 32 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/32, only registered: 0/32, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/32
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 58 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.
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
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  • 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
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Kolokvium je uděleno za schopnost uvažovat o přírodovědeckých aspektech poznání s ohledem na geologii (rozprava s vyučujícím)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2025.