Course: Noetic and Philosophy od Science II

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Course title Noetic and Philosophy od Science II
Course code KFR/MNOE2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
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
Heidegger's conception of science and the emergence of quantum theory in terms of Bohr's philosophy of science and its phenomenological interpretation Noetics and Philosophy of Science II - Builds on the previous course on Husserl's Crisis of European Sciences. Lecture: A/ Heidegger's Hermeneutic Understanding of the Being of Modern Science I. Introduction: (a) Summary of Husserl's understanding of the crisis of science b) Heidegger's understanding of the crisis of science II. The nature of modern science a) Mathematisation, the mathematical, mathematics b) Reality as image of the world and image as world c) Science as metaphysical achievement d) Scientific research e) Being of technology (Ge-stell) B/ Metaphysical foundations of quantum theory in terms of Bohr's idea of complementarity a) From atomism to quantum action b) Dualism of radiation and matter c) Crisis of classical assumptions d) Matrix and wave mechanics e) Bohr's idea of complementarity C/ Phenomenological Interpretation of Bohr's Philosophy of Science a) Bohr's spectatorship-in-being in relation to Heidegger's being-in-the-world b) Bohr's conception of ontic and ontological phenomena in terms of Husserl's intentional and Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenology c) Bohr's conception of language in terms of hermeneutic phenomenology d) Bohr's complementary phenomenological discussions with Einstein on the concept of reality and the complexity of the description of nature. e) The scientific, social and personal responsibility of the scientist.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
  • Participation in classes - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 46 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a final test - 56 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Heidegger's conception of science and the emergence of quantum theory in terms of Bohr's philosophy of science and its phenomenological interpretation 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. MNOE2 builds on the previous course MNOE1 on Husserl's The Crisis of the European Sciences, i.e. his conception of the scientificity of science on the basis of transcendental phenomenology. The aim of the first half of MNOE2 is to introduce students to Heidegger's hermeneutic conception of science. The content of the second half of the lecture is intended to be the culmination of both courses in the form of an introduction to the metaphysical origins of quantum theory and Bohr's philosophy of science. Quantum theory, like phenomenology, problematised the modern or classical ideals of science, and Bohr provided an epistemological framework for complementarity that can be interpreted through Husserl's intentionality and Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenology.
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
Basic knowledge of Husserl's and Heidegger's phenomenology

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic test, Discussion

Active lecture attendance (min. 80 %) Elaboration of an exam test following the primary literature and the examined subjects.
Recommended literature
  • Bohr, N. Discussion with Einstein on Epistemological Problems in Atomic Physics (článek). New York, 1970.
  • Bohr, N. Niels Bohr. Collected Works, Volume 10, Complementarity beyond Physics (1928?1962). Oxford: New York, 1999.
  • Faye, J., Folse, H. J. (eds.). Niels Bohr and Contemporary Philosophy. Dordrecht: Boston, 1994.
  • Folse, H. J. The Philosophy of Niels Bohr, The Framework of Complementarity. Oxford: New York, 1985.
  • Gilmore, R. Alenka v říši kvant. Praha, 2007.
  • Gribbin, J. Pátrání po Schrödingerově kočce. Kvantová fyzika skutečnost. Praha, 2021.
  • Grygar, F. Bohrova epistemologická lekce kvantové teorie a fenomenologie (článek). Červený Kostelec, 2021.
  • Grygar, F. Bohr?s Complementarity Framework in Biosemiotics (článek). Springer Verlag, 2017.
  • Grygar, F. Bytostná role předporozumění u vybraných zakladatelů kvantové teorie (článek). Praha, 2021.
  • Grygar, F. Ideová východiska kvantové teorie a Schrödingerova návštěva Kodaně v říjnu 1926 (článek). Praha, 2021.
  • Grygar, F. Komplementarita kalkulující a kvalitativní deskripce (článek). Praha, 2011.
  • Grygar, F. Komplementární myšlení Nielse Bohra v kontextu fyziky, filosofie a biologie (3. kap.). Červený Kostelec, 2014.
  • Grygar, F. Možnosti Bohrova komplementárního rámce myšlení ve výuce (článek). Praha, 2012.
  • Grygar, F. Werner Heisenberg, Niels Bohr a příběh kodaňské interpretace (článek). Praha, 2017.
  • Grygar,F. K významu pročišťování nereflektovaných předpokladů z hlediska Heideggerova zamýšlejícího se myšlení a Platónova podobenství o úsečce (článek). Praha, 2015.
  • Heidegger, M. Bytí a čas. Praha, 2002.
  • Heidegger, M. Novověká matematická přírodní věda (článek). Praha, 1994.
  • Heidegger, M. Věda, technika a zamyšlení. Praha, 2004.
  • Heidegger, M. Věk obrazu světa. Praha, 2013.
  • Husserl, E. Karteziánské meditace. Praha, 1993.
  • Jammer, M. The Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics. The Interpretations of QM in historical perspective. New York, 1974.
  • Petersen, A. Quantum Physics and the Philosophical Tradition. London, 1968.


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