UZPHK2101 Systematic Philosophy I (Ontology)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Zdeňka Jastrzembská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Josef Krob, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. BcA. Jiří Raclavský, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 23. 10. 12:30–14:05 A11, Fri 18. 12. 12:30–14:05 A11
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: explain the key concepts of contemporary ontology; understand their historical roots; understand their connection to other disciplines; make use of the acheived knowledge in the creation of the Introduction to Humanities course curriculum taught at high schools.
Syllabus
  • Ontology and natural science in the 20th century (time and space in relativistic cosmology).
  • Ontology and the unanswered questions of natural science (fast neutrinos, dark matter etc.).
  • Analytical metaphysics.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Základy společenských věd, Praha 2004
  • LOUX, Michael J. Metaphysics : a contemporary introduction. 3rd ed. New York: Routledge, 2006, xi, 309. ISBN 0415401348. info
  • The Oxford handbook of metaphysics. Edited by Michael J. Loux - Dean W. Zimmerman. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, xi, 724. ISBN 9780199284221. info
  • LOUX, Michael J. Metaphysics : a contemporary introduction. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2002, xiii, 303. ISBN 0415261074. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminar discussions
Assessment methods
final work. Clarity, adequacy and inventiveness will be assessed.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin (3x za semestr 2 hodiny).
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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