PH0156 Modern Times Science I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Daniel Špelda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
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 lecture about modern science will be concentrated mainly on key scientific personalities of modern period , i. e. Copernicus, J.Kepler, G.Galilei and I. Newton. Introduction will be focused on brief exponing of antic astronomic and physical conceptions (namely that of Ptolemy and Aristotle), the relation between parisian nominalists (J.Buridan, M.Oresme) and modern science will be scetched too, and the relation between them and mechanics of Galileo especially.
Syllabus
  • Antic astronomical and physical theories, theory of matter. Astronomy, physics, theory of matter, alchemy in Middle Ages. Scientific theories of renaissance. Copernicus
Literature
  • Knihy Zdeňka Horského
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000.
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