BKH_ZAFI Introduction to Philosophy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mag. Dr. Eva Born (lecturer)
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Rainer Born (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Ondráček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Štěpánek (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mag. Dr. Eva Born
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Sat 7. 10. 16:20–19:35 P103, Sat 11. 11. 16:20–19:35 P103, Sat 9. 12. 8:30–11:50 P106
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
Course objectives
Main goals of the course:
- adoption of basic philosophical notions,
- acquaintance with philosophical disciplines,
- introduction of fundamental philosophical conceptions,
- cultivation and refinement of theoretical and critical thinking.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- reproduce the main issues of the basic areas of philosophy;
- briefly describe meaning of basic logical and philosophical concepts;
- describe selected problems of basic philosophical disciplines;
- describe these problems in practical examples;
- describe and compare selected solutions to these problems.
Syllabus
  • Thematic plan of the course:
  • 1. Introduction to philosophy (specification of philosophy, relation of philosophy to other disciplines, philosophical disciplines)
  • 2. Ontology (specification of ontology, being, causality)
  • 3. Epistemology (cognition and knowledge, Gettier’s problems, cognitive capabilities, limits of our knowledge, internalism/externalism, a priori/a posteriori, analytic/synthetic, realism, empiricism, rationalism, constructivism, thought experiments, justification of knowledge, Agrippa’s (Münchhausen’s) trilemma, foundationalism, coherentism, infinitism)
  • 4. Logic (entailment/consequence, logical operators, sentential calculus, predicate calculus, non-classical logics, principle of explosion)
  • 5. Philosophy of mind (qualia, dualism, interactional dualism, psycho-physical parallelism, monism, behaviorism, logical behaviorism, functionalism, theories of personal identity, idealism, Turing test, Chinese room, zombies)
  • 6. Philosophy of science (demarcation of science, scientific explanation, scientific method, deduction, induction, abduction, observation, protocolar sentences, Hume’s thesis)
  • 7. Philosophy of language (syntax, semantics, pragmatics, meaning, reference, hypotheses of the origin of language, compositionality, internalism and externalism, speech acts theory)
  • 8. Philosophy of history and society (establishment of societies, social contract, justice, equality, law)
  • 9. Analytic philosophy (logic and world, truth, paradoxes, possible worlds, intensional semantics, vagueness, analytic metaphysics)
  • 10. Other areas of philosophical interest (philosophy of art, philosophy of religion,...)
Literature
    required literature
  • HEMPEL, Carl Gustav. Filozofie přírodních věd. Translated by Petr Hromek. Vydání první. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart. 234 stran. ISBN 9788074644542. 2015. info
  • PEREGRIN, Jaroslav. Kapitoly z analytické filosofie. Vydání druhé. Praha: Filosofia. 319 stran. ISBN 9788070074206. 2014. info
  • PRIEST, Graham. Logika. Translated by Petr Hromek. 1. vyd. v českém jazyce. Praha: Dokořán. 167 s. ISBN 9788073631246. 2007. info
    recommended literature
  • PICHA, Marek and Dagmar PICHOVÁ. 100 myšlenkových experimentů ve filozofii (100 thought experiments in philosophy). Vyd. 1. Praha: Dybbuk. 192 pp. ISBN 978-80-7438-096-9. 2013. info
  • JASTRZEMBSKÁ, Zdeňka. Aspekty vysvětlení: hledání explanačních znalostí (Aspects of Explanation: Searching for Explanatory Knowledge). 1. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc. 120 pp. ISBN 978-80-7182-279-0. 2009. info
  • TRETERA, Ivo. Nástin dějin evropského myšlení : od Thaléta k Rousseauovi. 5. vyd. Praha: Paseka. 374 s. ISBN 8071858196. 2006. info
  • RUSSELL, Bertrand. Bertrand Russell. 1. vyd. Bratislava: P and K. 105 s. ISBN 80-85725-00-2. 1992. info
Teaching methods
The class consits of a self-preparation done by student at home and a consultation held at the faculty. For each consultation student is obliged to review given topics (theoretical preparation). In the class the information is delivered in the form of a lecture joined with discussions or solving a case study.
Assessment methods
The final written test in the time limit of 90 minutes. Students have to answer them in the time limit of 90 minutes. The test is classified on scale from A to F.
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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