PHV322 Kuhn: Structure of scientific revolutions

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Dr. phil. Jakub Mácha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Dr. phil. Jakub Mácha, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 10:00–11:40 Virtuální místnost
Prerequisites
basic English
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
Understand the basic motives of Kuhn's Structure
Syllabus
  • I. INTRODUCTION: A ROLE FOR HISTORY
  • II. THE ROUTE TO NORMAL SCIENCE
  • III. THE NATURE OF NORMAL SCIENCE
  • IV. NORMAL SCIENCE AS PUZZLE-SOLVING
  • V. THE PRIORITY OF PARADIGMS
  • VI. ANOMALY AND THE EMERGENCE OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES
  • VII. CRISIS AND THE EMERGENCE OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES
  • VIII. THE RESPONSE TO CRISIS
  • IX. THE NATURE AND NECESSITY OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS
  • X. REVOLUTIONS AS CHANGES OF WORLD VIEW
  • XI. THE INVISIBILITY OF REVOLUTIONS
  • XII. THE RESOLUTION OF REVOLUTIONS
  • XIII. PROGRESS THROUGH REVOLUTIONS
  • Postscript
Literature
  • The Strukture of scientific revolutions (Orig.) : Štruktúra vedeckých revolúcií. info
Teaching methods (in Czech)
Společná četba anglického originálu Kuhnovy Struktury, e-learning
Assessment methods
participation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in three years.
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