PH0122 Vybrané kapitoly z filozofie přírody

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Helena Pavličíková, CSc. (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
each even Tuesday 13:20–16:35 M24
Prerequisites (in Czech)
znalost systematické filosofie a základních etap dějin filosofie
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
prove knowledge of the essentials issues of the philosophy of nature;
explain diference in the separate theories of the philosophy of nature;
critically interpret a text related to the philosophy of nature;
Syllabus
  • Nature as a philosophical topic;
  • The grest for the origins of life;
  • Life in a theological perspective;
  • Holism, vitalism, and mechanicism in biology and philosophy;
  • Structuralism and neostructuralism in biology and philosophy;
  • Evolution – an eternal topic in natural sciences, philosophy, and theology;
  • The aesthetics of nature;
  • Natural scientists turned philosophers;
  • Bioethics and genetic engineering;
  • Essentials issues in sociobiology;
Literature
  • Rádl, E. (1909): Dějiny vývojových theorií v biologii XIX. století. Praha: J. Laichter
  • Thoreau, H. D. (2010): Toulky přírodou. Praha: Paseka
  • FLEGR, Jaroslav. Evoluční biologie. 2., oprav. a rozšíř. vyd. Praha: Academia, 2009, 569 s. ISBN 9788020017673. info
  • ONDOK, Josef Petr. Přírodní vědy a teologie. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2001, 176 s. ISBN 80-85959-93-3. info
  • WUKETITS, Franz M. Základy evoluční teorie. Bratislava: Iris, 1997, 142 s. ISBN 80-88778-38-7. info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Zdeněk. Filosofie živé přírody. Praha: Herrmann & synové, 1994, 222 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures;
group projects;.
Assessment methods
Essay, group project
Language of instruction
Czech
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