| Course Unit Code | 114-0319/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 4 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| MAH11 | prof. Ing. Martin Macháček, Ph.D. et Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| The course is focused on the consolidation of knowledge gained in economics with a deeper understanding of logic and structure of ideological statements. It is therefore to ensure that students understand how representatives of individual schools of economic thought reached the conclusions presented in a simplified form in economics textbooks, and are able to critically evaluate them. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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- To distinguish scientific and non-scientific views of the world
- To analyze the ways of economic category creation
- To formulate basic principles of economic theory building
- To compare different philosophical-methodological base for interpretation of economic events
- To understand ideas of economic theory creation
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| Course Contents |
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1. Science, its concepts and fields. The origins and development of science (Antiquity, Middle Ages, Modern Period). The crisis of science and the natural world.
2. Philosophy and methodology of science – logical positivism and empirism.
3. Philosophy and methodology of science – critical rationalism and K.R. Popper.
4. History and sociology of science – T.S. Kuhn.
5. Methodology of scientific research programmes – I. Lakatos.
6. Methodology of economic science – the Millian tradition. Deductivism.
7. Logical positivism in economics. Economics as empirical science.
8. Popper´s methodology of social sciences. Falsification principle in economics.
9. Kuhn´s history and sociology of science – an economics application.
10. Methodology of scientific research programmes in economics.
11. Samuelson´s operationalism.
12. Friedman´s methodology of positive economics and the problem of instrumentalism
13. Rhetorical and onthological turns in economics. Critical realism.
14. Naturalistic, sociological, and economic turns in the philosophy of science.
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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1. BLAUG, Mark. The Methodology of Economics Or How Economists Explain. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. 286 p. ISBN 9780521436786.
2. FAJKUS, Břetislav. Filosofie a metodologie vědy (Vývoj, současnost, perspektivy). Praha: Academia, 2005. 368 s. ISBN 80-200-1304-0.
3. LOUŽEK, Marek. Metodologie ekonomie. Praha: Karolinum, 2009. 606 s. ISBN 978-80-246-1309-3.
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1. BLAUG, Mark. The Methodology of Economics Or How Economists Explain. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. 286 p. ISBN 9780521436786.
2. FAJKUS, Břetislav. Filosofie a metodologie vědy (Vývoj, současnost, perspektivy). Praha: Academia, 2005. 368 s. ISBN 80-200-1304-0.
3. LOUŽEK, Marek. Metodologie ekonomie. Praha: Karolinum, 2009. 606 s. ISBN 978-80-246-1309-3.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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1. MACHÁČEK, Martin. Soumrak ekonomie? K problému formalizace a krize smyslu společenské vědy. Series on Advanced Economic Issues, vol. 34. Ostrava: Ekonomická fakulta VŠB – TU Ostrava, 2015. 123 stran. ISBN 978-80-248-3749-9.
2. OCHRANA, František. Metodologie sociálních věd. 2. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2021. 136 s. ISBN 978-80-246-4968-9.
3. VARADZIN, František a Olga BŘEZINOVÁ. Hledání ve světě ekonomie (Věda, metodologie ekonomie). Praha: Professional Publishing, 2003. 306 s. ISBN 80-86419-56-8.
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1. MACHÁČEK, Martin. Soumrak ekonomie? K problému formalizace a krize smyslu společenské vědy. Series on Advanced Economic Issues, vol. 34. Ostrava: Ekonomická fakulta VŠB – TU Ostrava, 2015. 123 stran. ISBN 978-80-248-3749-9.
2. OCHRANA, František. Metodologie sociálních věd. 2. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2021. 136 s. ISBN 978-80-246-4968-9.
3. VARADZIN, František a Olga BŘEZINOVÁ. Hledání ve světě ekonomie (Věda, metodologie ekonomie). Praha: Professional Publishing, 2003. 306 s. ISBN 80-86419-56-8.
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
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| Exercises evaluation | Credit | 100 | 51 |