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KFI / 3FNPS
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KFI
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3FNPS
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Academic Year
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2024/2025
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Academic Year
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2024/2025
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Title
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From natural philosophy to nat. science
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Long Title
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From natural philosophy to natural science
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
5
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
1
[Hours/Week]
Seminar
1
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / 0
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0 / 0
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
Yes
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
Yes
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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This course aims to present a basic intellectual framework of the transition from natural philosophy to (natural) science that allegedly took place during the 16th and 17th centuries. Based on a critical evaluation of the secondary sources and analysis of crucial primary sources, we will attempt to reconstruct the intricate process known as the emergence of modern science in our meetings.
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Requirements on student
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The student shall read the selected part of the primary text for every meeting. She or he has to present key lines of argumentation, identify the main topics of the text, and discuss them with the lecturer and other students. The student shall write a concise excerpt for every reading and send it to the e-mail address of the lecturer. The credits will be awarded with respect to both the quality of the excerpts and active participation in classes. Two absences are permitted.
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Content
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In the lectures, we will cover essential areas that the alleged emergence of modern science affected and topics mainly discussed during this event, viz. cosmogony and cosmology; the status of facts, experiments, laws, hypotheses; the role of machines, etc.
In the seminars, we will read, analyse and discuss (parts of) the following writings in English translations:
1. Francis Bacon: New Atlantis (1626). [Whole]
2. J. A. Comenius: Naturall philosophie reformed by divine light, or, A synopsis of physicks (1633/1651) [Prolegomenta + Chapters I-II]
3. G. Galilei: Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (1632) [The First Day]
4. W. Gilbert: On the Loadstone (1600) [Author's Preface + Chapters I-II]
5. R. Hooke: Microhraphia (1665) [Preface + Obs. I]
6. T. Sprat: History of the Royal Society of London (1667) [The First Part]
7. I. Newton: Correspondence with Robert Boyle (1679); De gravitatione (N/A) [Whole]
8. I. Newton: General Scholium (1713/1726) [Whole]
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Galileo Galilei. Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems. 1632. ISBN 9780375757662.
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Basic:
Thomas Sprat. History of the Royal Society of London. 1667.
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Basic:
Robert Hooke. Microhraphia. 1665.
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Basic:
Johannes Amos Comenius. Naturall philosophie reformed by divine light, or, A synopsis of physicks. London, 1651.
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Basic:
Francis Bacon. New Atlantis. 1626. ISBN 9781107663640.
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Basic:
Isaac Newton. Selected writings. ISBN 9781107042384.
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Basic:
David Wootton. The invention of science: A new history of the scientific revolution. London, 2015. ISBN 9781846142109.
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Recommended:
Martin Craig. Subverting Aristotle: Religion, History, and Philosophy in Early Modern Science. Baltimore, 2014.
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Recommended:
Sachiko Kusukawa. The Transformation of Natural Philosophy: The Case of Philip Melanchthon. Cambridge, 1995.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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Full-time form of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Being present in classes
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26
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Secondary literature studying
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36
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Source stuying
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36
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Homework for lessons
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52
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Total
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150
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Prerequisites
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Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
English level B2. |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
The student gains the knowledge of the phenomenon known as the emergence of modern science, i.e. the transition from natural philosophy to (natural) science. The student knows the critical writings of the proponents of the so-called scientific revolution and is familiar with the basic Czech and English terminology related to this topic. The student knows the fundamental issues discussed within this historical event and their influence on later philosophical and scientific discussions. |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
The student can read, analyse and interpret the basic (natural-) philosophical texts from the 16th and 17th centuries in English translation. The student can discuss the broader context of the so-called scientific revolution and use the Czech and English terminology of this era. The student can reconstruct the evolution of modern science from its natural-philosophical roots and discuss its influence on the subsequent philosophical and scientific discussion. |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
IC10 - Presentation in lessons (individual or group) |
IC11 - Activity in lessons (in discussion, group work, etc.) |
IIB17 - Analysis of a professional text (summary / compilation / comparison) |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
A1 - Lecture |
B1 - Discussion |
B6 - Brainstorming, brainwriting, snowballing |
G2 - Self-study, controlled study |
G5 - Critical thinking |
B2 - Productive work with text/image/educational source |
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