Bibliography: |
1. G. Bugajak, J. Kukowski, A. Latawiec, A Lemańska, D. Ługowska, A. Świeżyński, Tajemnice natury. Zarys filozofii przyrody, Wydawnictwo UKSW, Warszawa 2009.
2. M. Heller, T. Pabjan, Elementy filozofii przyrody, OBI-Biblos, Tarnów 2007.
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5. J. Życiński, Elementy Filozofii Nauki, Copernicus Center Press, Kraków 2015
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Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
The final grade consists of:
1. Grade for class attendance, each time certified with an entry on the attendance list according to the scale:
15-14 attendance - 5
13 attendances - 4.5
12-11 presence - 4
10 presences - 3.5
9-7 presence - 3
6 - 0 presence - 2
2. Assessment of the oral test - a statement should be prepared on one of the topics provided, using the knowledge gained in class and the literature on the subject; topics to be developed will be given during the course.
Other details will be provided during the course.
The final grade is the weighted average of the grade for class attendance (1/3) and the grade for the final exam or presentation (2/3).
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List of topics: |
1. Introduction
2. The specificity of the Philosophy of Nature as a philosophical discipline
3. Philosophy of Inanimate Nature - ancient concepts
4. Philosophy of Inanimate Nature - modern concepts
5. Philosophy of Time and Space
6. The problem of causality in nature
7. Philosophy of Animated Nature in antiquity and the Middle Ages
8. Modern Philosophy of Animated Nature
9. Philosophical problems of Evolutionism 1
10. Philosophical problems of Evolutionism 2
11. The problem of the Genesis of Life
12. The Genesis of Life issue - contemporary interpretations
13. Philosophical Concepts of Nature
14. Philosophy of Natural Sciences - basic issues
15. Summary
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