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| BE0M16FIL | Philosophy 2 | ||
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| Roles: | PV | Extent of teaching: | 2P+2S |
| Department: | 13116 | Language of teaching: | EN |
| Guarantors: | Zamarovský P. | Completion: | Z,ZK |
| Lecturers: | Zamarovský P. | Credits: | 5 |
| Tutors: | Zamarovský P. | Semester: | Z,L |
Web page:
https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/BE0M16FILAnotation:
Study targets:
To introduce students to the ideas of ancient philosophy and especially their relationship to today's science, technology, and social life.Content:
The course is based on the historical development of Western philosophy. In the introduction, I deal with basic concepts, then mention the most important philosophers and their legacy for today. I try to show the relevance of old philosophical ideas. Philosophy 2 goes more in-depth than the introductory course, discussing the relationship between philosophy, science and technology, reductionism - its meaning and limitations, philosophy of mathematics, the development of atomistic approaches, determinism, methodology of science, etc.Course outlines:
1 Approaches of scientists to philosophy, St. Hawking, E. Mach 2 Reductionism and its roots 3 Philosophy of mathematics 4 Epistemology and ontology of Heracleitus 5 The problem of negative meanings (vacuum, infinity, unconscious...)| 6. | Limits of atomism, determinism, Laplace's demon | |
| 7. | The problem of free will, | |
| 8. | The role of the subject in the process of knowledge | |
| 9. | Paradoxes of self-referential statements | |
| 10. | Mathematical Platonism and Aristotelianism | |
| 11. | Paranklise, the question of free will | |
| 12. | Old and new skepticism | |
| 13. | Stoics, catalepsy | |
| 14. | Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, modern cosmology |
Exercises outline:
During the exercise, the material covered is expanded and students present their presentations on a chosen (but not necessary) topic. Discussion follows.Literature:
Zamarovský P., From Philosophy to Science, nakl. ČVUT, Praha 2022 Zamarovský P., Why is it dark at Night?, AutorHouse, London 2013 Other materials will be specified during the class.Requirements:
interest in philosophy and the wider context of science and technologyKeywords:
ancient philosophy, modern science, mathematics, physics, astronomy Subject is included into these academic programs:| Program | Branch | Role | Recommended semester |
| MEEEM2_2018 | Electrical Power Engineering | PV | 1,3 |
| MEEEM1_2018 | Electrical Drives | PV | 1,3 |
| MEEEM4_2018 | Management of Power Engineering and Electrotechnics | PV | 1,3 |
| MEEEM3_2018 | Technological Systems | PV | 1,3 |
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