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Charles Darwin and darwinism in Finnish Literature
Hanušová, Jitka ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Parente Čapková, Viola (referee)
Name: Jitka Hanušová School: Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Department: Institute of Linguistics and Finno-Ugric Studies Title: Charles Darwin and darwinism in Finnish Literature Supervisor: Mgr. Jan Dlask, Ph.D. Number of pagess: 68 Nubmber of characters: 118 580 Keywords: Charles Darwin, darwinism, social darwinism, Finnish Literature, race, heredity, social class This diploma deals with evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin and examines its arrival to Finland, its spreading there and mentions the first references in the Finnish periodicals, public and especially in literature during 1860-1920. The topic is viewed through a cultural-historical context which consists of influences of evolutionary theories, social darwinism, racial theories, heredity research, or distinctions between social classes. The special emphasis is placed on reflections of the main aspects of this context in the Finnish literature, mainly in the works of Minna Canth, T. Pakkala, L. Onerva, Toivo Tarvas and Maila Talvio.
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The Evidence of Evolution
Korda, Petr ; Dvořáková, Radka (advisor) ; Lhotský, Josef (referee)
In this thesis I addressed myself to the literature search of the evidences supporting evolution by natural selection. The aim was to present and describe these evidences. I focused myself on the evidences from the field of paleontology, biogeography and on the similarities based on anatomy, morphology and molecular biology. The conclusion from the literature search is that there exist many arguments supporting evolution by natural selection and further also that proponents of alternative theories try to falsify evolution. The contribution of this thesis is presentation of arguments supporting evolution and also description of arguments against evolution and outlining the problems connected with teaching evolution. Key words: Evolution, evidences, Darwinism, Neo-Darwinism, intelligent design, creationism
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Význam myšlenek Miroslava Tyrše pro výchovu a vzdělání
MRÁZOVÁ, Dominika
The dissertation Význam myšlenek Miroslava Tyrše pro výchovu a vzdělání (Miroslav Tyrš and the meaning of his ideas for upbringing and education) describes his life and the influence he had on the culture development, pedagogy and art in the Czech environment. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the sources of thoughts that inspired Miroslav Tyrš to his activities within the Czech national social life and his efforts to create the feeling of unity and reciprocity on the basis of physical abilities. The thesis is not only supposed to see Miroslav Tyrš as a patriotic trainer but especially as a scientist - philosopher, aesthete and art critic. His educational ideas were formed under the strong influence of positivistic and irrationalistic approach of the 19th century philosophy which was affected by the natural science breakthrough discoveries of that era
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The Evidence of Evolution
Korda, Petr ; Dvořáková, Radka (advisor) ; Lhotský, Josef (referee)
In this thesis I addressed myself to the literature search of the evidences supporting evolution by natural selection. The aim was to present and describe these evidences. I focused myself on the evidences from the field of paleontology, biogeography and on the similarities based on anatomy, morphology and molecular biology. The conclusion from the literature search is that there exist many arguments supporting evolution by natural selection and further also that proponents of alternative theories try to falsify evolution. The contribution of this thesis is presentation of arguments supporting evolution and also description of arguments against evolution and outlining the problems connected with teaching evolution. Key words: Evolution, evidences, Darwinism, Neo-Darwinism, intelligent design, creationism
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Charles Darwin and darwinism in Finnish Literature
Hanušová, Jitka ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Parente Čapková, Viola (referee)
Name: Jitka Hanušová School: Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Department: Institute of Linguistics and Finno-Ugric Studies Title: Charles Darwin and darwinism in Finnish Literature Supervisor: Mgr. Jan Dlask, Ph.D. Number of pagess: 68 Nubmber of characters: 118 580 Keywords: Charles Darwin, darwinism, social darwinism, Finnish Literature, race, heredity, social class This diploma deals with evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin and examines its arrival to Finland, its spreading there and mentions the first references in the Finnish periodicals, public and especially in literature during 1860-1920. The topic is viewed through a cultural-historical context which consists of influences of evolutionary theories, social darwinism, racial theories, heredity research, or distinctions between social classes. The special emphasis is placed on reflections of the main aspects of this context in the Finnish literature, mainly in the works of Minna Canth, T. Pakkala, L. Onerva, Toivo Tarvas and Maila Talvio.
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Evolution vs. Creation: Where the Truth Lies
Miklošová, Zoana ; Lhotský, Josef (advisor) ; Stella, Marco (referee)
The debate between creationism and evolution remains vital after 80 years. Creation Science, represented by Young- Earth Creationism (YEC) and Old-Earth Creationism (OEC), denies fact of macroevolution and postulates based on Genesis model of separately created species. Thesis submits brief description of creationistic model and compares it with Darwinian idea of descent with modification from common ancestor. Primarily, the scientific and methodological merits of Creation Science are examined. In last two decades the position of Creation Science was rather decreasing. On the other hand, new phenomenon Intelligent Design (ID) became widely known. Although philosophical starting-points similar as creationistic ones ID introduces new arguments for supernatural design. This work analyses main tenets of ID - specified complexity and irreducible complexity of organisms. Again, ID's arguments are judged on its explanatory and methodological merits in confrontation with evolutional concepts reflecting recent post-neodarwinism development in biology. Key words: Creationism, biological evolution, Darwinism, Neodarwinism, Intelligent design, falsifiability, methodological naturalism
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Reception od Darwin in biology
Richter, Jiří ; Markoš, Anton (advisor) ; Flegr, Jaroslav (referee)
Reception of Darwin in biology conveys a story of evolutionary biology with emphasis on the divergent reception of Charles Darwin's theories by biologists in the past 150 years. Given the influence of Darwin's thought, a unique tradition has emerged in the scientific field. Every fifty years starting from the publishing of The Origin of Species, scientists gather to celebrate Charles Darwin as a thinker and a person. An immense amount of literature on Darwin and evolutionary biology has been produced by authors and publishers worldwide, thus the recurring commemorative events provide a fine start to the historical survey of Darwinism and are used as such in Reception of Darwin in biology.
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Environmentalism in Czech Philosophy of 20th century
BOČKOVÁ, Martina
This thesis focuses on the role of the Czech philosophy in the 20th century and the way it affected the formation of an environmental approach. It unveils the mutual connections betweens the natural sciences and philosophy and highlights the importance of a close link between various ideas about man and the world. An analysis of the content of selected books by Erazim Kohák and Josef Šmajs emphasizes the existential threat arising from a critical relationship between man and the world at large. Finally, it reminds of the change in the scale of human values as well as the need for man to redefine his position in the world today.
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Memes in Sciences and Philosophy?
Nosek, Jiří
A collection of papers by Czech and Slovak philosophers and scientists concerning the theoretical and methodological problems of the new interdisciplinary science - memetics.
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