FPF:UFMM519 Scientific method, critical th - Course Information

UFMM519 Scientific method, critical thinking

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martin Petrásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Martin Petrásek, Ph.D.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

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

• Astrophysics (programme FPF, B1701 Fyz)
• Multimedia Technologies (programme FPF, B1702 AplF)

Course objectives

The course consists of a series of lectures from prominent representatives of Czech scientific skepticism. Students will learn the essence of critical thinking, the role and function of science (with special emphasis on the natural sciences). It shows students how to interpret the information from reliable and unreliable sources, such as sources of difference.

Syllabus

• Science. The role and function of science, scientific method, falsifiability, internal consistency, consistency with observation, Occam's razor, razor Popper, Hume's razor. Science and faith.
  Information. Working with sources of information, credibility manipulation. Skeptical Dictionary. pseudoscience

Literature

recommended literature
• OKASHA, S. Philosophy of science: a very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 01-928-0283-6. info
• GOWER, B. Scientific method: a historical and philosophical introduction. New York: Routledge, 1997. ISBN 04-151-2282-1. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

* 75% attendance in seminars, active participation

• Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2016, recent)
  
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