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Course: Philosophy of Science

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Course title Philosophy of Science
Course code KFR/BVEDY
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Grygar Filip, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Examined subject matter is specialized in following topics: Ancient and Medieval astronomy Copernican revolution and the new concept of the Universe in the Modern period

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
  • Home preparation for classes - 24 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 24 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 77 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 55 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Philosophy or methodology of science attempts to interpret from various points of view: Problematic relationship between science and natural attitude What is the essence of the scholarship of science On which presumptions science has emerged How science has developed and transformed How the scientific research and business proceeds and advances What man can or cannot expect from science.
Students who gain knowledge about the questions of the essence of science from Ancient Greece period till 20th century will be deeply acquainted with basic ideas and scientific paradigms that influnce our way of life and thinking in everyday life.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment

Active attendance (min. 80 %) Discussions on a given topic. Elaboration of a credit test following the primary literature and the examined subjects.
Recommended literature
  • A. Koyré. Od uzavřeného světa k nekonečnému vesmíru. Praha, 2004.
  • Aristotelés. O nebi, O vzniku a zániku. Martin, 2012.
  • B. Fajkus. Filosofie a metodologie vědy. Praha, 2005.
  • D. Špelda. Astronomie v antice; Astronomie ve středověku. Ostrava, 2006.
  • G. Bruno. Dialogy. Praha, 2008.
  • G. Galilei. Dialóg o dvoch systémech světa. Bratislava, 1962.
  • G. Galilei, J. Kepler. Hvězdný posel / Rozprava s hvězdným poslem. Příbram, 2016.
  • H. Couperová, N. Henbest. Dějiny astronomie. Praha, 2009.
  • J. Kepler. Sen neboli měsíční astronomie. Praha, 2004.
  • J. Patočka. Lovaňské přednášky. Praha, 2016.
  • K. Fergusonová. Tycho a Kepler ? Nesourodá dvojice, jež jednou provždy změnila náš pohled na vesmír. Praha, 2009.
  • M. Koperník. O obězích nebeských sfér ? První kniha. Praha, 2016.
  • M. Kusánský - J. Patočka, P. Floss (eds.). Výbor z díla. Mikuláš Kusánský ? Život a dílo renesančního filosofa, matematika a politika. Praha, 2001.
  • S. Toulmin, J. Goodfield. The Fabric of the Heavens. The Development of Astronomy and Dynamics. London: Chicago, 1999.
  • T. Kuhn. Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Praha, 1997.
  • Z. Horský. Kepler v Čechách. Praha, 1980.
  • Z. Horský. Koperník a české země ? Soubor studií o renesanční kosmologii a nové vědě. Červený Kostelec, 2012.


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University of Pardubice, date of update: 15.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026