PH0136 Thought Experiments

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marek Picha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 13:20–14:55 A11 stara
Prerequisites
PH_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil. || PHK_PoZ Qualifying Exam. in Phil. || PROGRAM ( N - PH ) || PROGRAM ( N - HS ) || PROGRAM ( N - SS )
activity, philosophical boldness, enthusiasm, optimism, open-mindedness, directness, politeness, curiosity
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The seminar is designed as an exercise in philosophical methodology focusing on an analysis of hypothetical exercises. At the end of the course students should be able to analyze, reconstruct and critically evaluate thought experiments.
Syllabus
  • 1. Thought (?!) experiment (?!) 2. Epistemic value 3. Doubts 4. Classification 5. Conceivability 6. Logical structure 7. Exercise 8. Errors of Thought experiments
Literature
  • KUHN, Thomas S. The essential tension : selected studies in scientific tradition and change. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977, xxiii, 366. ISBN 0226458059. info
  • MACH, Ernst. Knowledge and error : sketches on the psychology of enquiry. Edited by Erwin N. Hiebert. Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1976, xxxviii, 3. ISBN 90-277-0281-0. info
  • Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Edited by Thomas S. Kuhn. 1. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1997, 206 s. ISBN 80-86005-54-2. info
  • BURRELL, David. Analogy and philosophical language. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1973, xi, 278 s. ISBN 0-300-01567-4. info
  • HOSPERS, John. An introduction to philosophical analysis. 2. ed. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967, vii, 629 s. ISBN 0-7100-1560-7. info
Teaching methods
reading, discussion, homework
Assessment methods
Assessment: the condition for getting a credit is writing a good case study, min. 6000 characters.
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/~picha/metodologie/experimenty.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2010.
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