PHV349 The philosophy of the future

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Daniel Špelda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Patrícia Dudíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Nečasová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Matěj Troup (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Daniel Špelda, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 8:00–9:40 A11
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PHBD4 History of Philosophy IV
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to explore the possibilities of the existence of philosophy in the modern technological world, where most traditional philosophical topics have been taken over by other disciplines. The content of the course is the reading of various texts that deal with the relationship of technology and human culture (Bostrom, Tegmark, Harari etc.). The course participants will try to find out whether philosophy can anything say about the problems presented - and whether there is a specific philosophical perspective at all. The seminar has a form of a guided discussion over texts read at home.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to present selected ideas about today's society; explain their nature; to explain their basic problems; to formulate their assumptions and consequences; to reconstruct and to evaluate their arguments; to show their dependency on context; to characterize their historical conditionality.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Filip Tvrdý, „Od epistemických neřestí ke konspiračním teoriím“, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzTLAS9SaM8
  • 2. Vzdálená budoucnost Bostrom, „The Future of Humanity“; Tegmark, Život 3. 0, kap. 6, s. 167-202.
  • 3. Vzdálená budoucnost Bostrom, „Why I Want to Become Posthuman When I Grow Up“, Medical Enhancement and Posthumanity, eds. Bert Gordijn and Ruth Chadwick (Springer, 2008), 107-137. Cvičící: Dudíková
  • 4. Blízká budoucnost: Harari, Homo Deus, kap. 9 „Velký rozvod“, s. 301-349; Tegmark, Život 3.0., kap. 3 „Blízká budoucnost“
  • 5. Data jsou nová ropa: Bowles, Etika budoucnosti, kap. 4 „Záplava dat“, 80-118; Fryová, Hello World, kap. Data, s. 35-58.
  • 6. Genetické manipulace: Green, Babies by Design, kap. 2. Cvičící: Nečasová
  • 7. Interaktivní svět: Bowles, Etika budoucnosti, s. 119-144
  • 8. Poznání a vzdělání: Spitzer, Digitální demence
  • 9. Sex s roboty: Sterri – Earp, „The Ethics of Sex Robots“ ; Levy, „Sex with robots“. Cvičící: Troup
  • 10. Věda a konspirace: Bridle, Temné zítřky, kap. 4 „Kalkulace“ a kap. 8 „Spiknutí“. Cvičící: Nečasová
  • 11. Coeckelbergh, New Romantic Cyborgs, 148-174
  • 12. Bendell, „Hluboká adaptace“, https://a2larm.cz/2021/11/hluboka-adaptace-mapa-pro-navigaci-v-rozbourenych-vodach-klimaticke-tragedie/
Literature
  • HARARI, Yuval N. 21 lekcí pro 21. století. Translated by Zdena Gubalová. Vydání první. Voznice: Leda, 2019, 381 stran. ISBN 9788073356125. info
  • TEGMARK, Max. Life 3.0 : being human in the age of artificial intelligence. UK: Penguin Books, 2018, xii, 364. ISBN 9780141981802. info
  • HARARI, Yuval N. Sapiens : stručné dějiny lidstva. Translated by Anna Pilátová. V nakladatelství LEDA vydá. Voznice: LEDA, 2018, 518 stran. ISBN 9788073355692. info
  • HARARI, Yuval N. Homo deus : stručné dějiny zítřka. Translated by Alexander Tomský - Anna Pilátová. Vydání první. Voznice: Leda, 2017, 431 stran. ISBN 9788073355029. info
  • BOSTROM, Nick. Superinteligence : až budou stroje chytřejší než lidé. Translated by Jan Petříček. V českém jazyce vydání p. Praha: Prostor, 2017, 509 stran. ISBN 9788072603534. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
hodnocení aktivity na seminářích; esej
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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