The aim of this work is to provide a philosophical and sociological analysis of the conflict between the rationalist philosophy of science and the strong programme in the sociology of knowledge, which occurred roughly in the last quarter of the 20th century. This analysis aims...

The dissertation entitled Medieval Arabic-Islamic Medicine: History of Interpretations is concerned with the history of historiography of medieval Arabic-Islamic medicine between 1890 and 2010. This time period has been divided into four parts, each of them spanning 30 years. The history of&...

The thesis is focused on the new emerging and converging technologies and their philosophical reflection based on ideas coming from the new transformative humanities proposed by Mikhail Epstein and from the Czech philosopher Milan Machovec's philosophy of dialog.

The three basic aims of this work are to map the conceptual roots of the Isotype method, to describe the Isotype method as it was intended by its author, Otto Neurath, and to give an account of subsequent application of the method after Otto Neurath's death. Usin...

TheScottishEnlightenment and theOriginsoftheModern Science of Man, withEmphasis on Adam Ferguson and William Robertson Theworkaims to offerinsightintothebranchoftheScottishEnlightenmentwhich led to theoriginofthemodernsciencesof man Itstrives to do so throughananalysisoftheworksoftwounjustlyneglectedpersonalities, Adam Ferguson and William Robe...

The dissertation is focused on conditions and possibilities of scientific research during the Second World War. The crucial question is what impact had (or could have had) gender on the scientist?s work and what are gender aspects which have influenced scientist?s work. There is&#x...

The study is an attempt on reflection of basal aspects of human cognitive faculty with an emphasis on epistemological relations to natural and exact sciences. Thematised are above all those specific characteristics of thought activity, which can be found by its phenomenological analysis...

Theology examines the designation of man as God´s image, pursues the relation of man to the rest of creation and his responsibility for it. It does not refute the evolution theory as such, it reserves, however, for man his uniqueness of relationship with God. It becomes&#...

The historiographical introduction to work by C. F. Gauss focusing to differential geometry. The aim of dissertation is research of Gauss' correspondence, closed to 1813-1842 years (with contextualisation to 1808-1813). On the basis of it, objective is to clarify background of and t...