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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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- Defining the Greek and Hebrew Tradition in Relation to Myth and the Intersections of Modern Science with Myth (2 lectures) - Plato's Constitution and the parable of the line and the cave - the difference between scientific and philosophical thinking (2x) - The relevance of the dispute over universals in relation to scientific entities (2x) - Descartes and Husserl (2x) - Philosophical foundations of quantum theory (2x) - The idea of the university as an idea of complementarity - from Heidegger to Bohr (2x)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
- Participation in classes
- 24 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 24 hours per semester
- Preparation for a credit (assessment)
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation for a final test
- 48 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce students of particular disciplines or faculties to the basics of philosophical thinking through selected topics from the history of philosophy and science. The claim of the course is to introduce different, and often incompatible, kinds of disciplinary thought within a system of complementarity, so that a specialized education also allows for a relationship to the whole and is able to fulfill the idea of the university or what is worth knowing.
Students will learn about the origins of philosophy and science in antiquity, and the transformation of their meaning in modern times and in the 20th century. They will gain historical insight into the key concepts of philosophy and science. At the same time, students will be confronted with historical decisions and ethical dilemmas that cut across different disciplines from antiquity to the present. Graduates of the course should be able to relate their professional focus to the broader intellectual context of university education, scholarship, and everyday life, and develop an interdisciplinary orientation or capacity for critical and cultivated self-reflection.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance assessment
80% attendance at lectures. Preparation of a credit test based on the discussed material and assigned literature.
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Recommended literature
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Descartes. Meditace o první filosofii. Praha. 2003.
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Filip Grygar. Komplementarita kalkulující a kvalitativní deskripce.
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Filip Grygar. Možnosti Bohrova komplementárního rámce myšlení ve výuce.
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kol. autorů. Úvod do filosofie. Pardubice. 2011.
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Platón. Ústava. Praha.
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