Science Topics for Technician

Garant předmětu:

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Management and Economics

Synopsis:

Connection, evolution and transformation of science in modern era. So what constitutes „western“ science and its context. The course is not only versatile but „information“ about people and their application in life. The second primary objective is to further develop intellectual and communication skills of students, the ability of critical thinking and independent reasoning.

Requirements:

Requirements for credit: attendance, active participation, discussion of the lectures or individual oral or written presentations.

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Philosophy of science, the main issues and probléme.

2.Rationality and causality, rationality and empiricism.

3.Methods in science, their strengths and limitations. Positivism in science.

4.Problem axioms. The logic of science as a tool of thought. Transformations of logic.

5.Discovering the synergy of logic, knowledge, imagination and intuition.

6.What is the scientific „paradigm“. The development of science as a paradigm clash.

7.Transition to probabilistic models.

8.Suggestions quantum theory.

9.So-called deterministic chaos theory.

10.Relationship of parts and whole in nature. The principle of holography as an overall theory.

11.Issues of evolution as an example of the consequences of the theory of non-science.

12.Extra-scientific kontext of science: science and ethics, science and religion.

13.Science and progress. Science solves everything?

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.The main problems of philosophy of science.

2.Rationality, causality, empiricism.

3.Problems of positivism in science.

4.Problem axioms. Logic and its transformation.

5.Discovering the synergy of logic, knowledge, imagination and intuition.

6.What is the scientific „paradigm“.

7.Transition to probabilistic models.

8.Suggestions quantum Tudory.

9.So-called deterministic chaos Tudory.

10.The principle of holography as an overall Tudory.

11.Issues of evolution.

12.Science and ethics, science and religion.

13.Science and progress. Science solves everything?

Study Objective:

Study materials:

Adamová L., Dudák V., Ventura V.: Základy filosofie, etiky, Fortuna, Praha 1995

2) Bohm D.: Rozvíjení významu, Unitaria, Praha 1992

3) Capra F.: Tao fyziky, Gardenia, Bratislava 1992

4) Coveney, P. a Highfield, R.: Mezi chaosem a řádem, MF, Praha

5) Einstein, A.: Jak vidím svět, Z mých pozdějších let, LN, Praha 1993, 1995

6) Hawking, S. W.: Stručná historie času, MF, Praha 1991

7) Heisenberg W.: Část a celek, Votobia, Olomouc 1996

8) Jak se věci mají (Průvodce myšlenkami moderní vědy), Archa, Bratislava 1996

9) Punčochář M.: Nedaleko nekonečna, Academia, Praha 2004

10) Sheldrake R.: Sedm experimentů, Praha 2004

časopisy Vesmír, 21. století

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: