Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

University of West Bohemia

Address: Univerzitni 8/2732, 306 14 Plzeň
Website: https://www.zcu.cz/en/

Overview

Institutions: University of West Bohemia
Faculty: Faculty of Arts

Subject areas: Inter-disciplinary programmes and qualifications involving arts and humanities
Philosophy and ethics
Type of education: Degree programme
Level of study: Master
Form of study: Full-time
Duration: 2 years
Language of teaching: English
Tuition:
Per year: Free.

The administrative fee for admission procedure is 500 CZK = 21 EUR = 24 USD.
Preferred destinations: Pilsen
Additional informations: Completed Bachelor degree required.

The study programme is designed as academic, focusing on contemporary philosophy of science and technology and philosophy of language and mind with an overlap to cognitive science, cybernetics, and computer science, taking into account the foundations and methods of the analytic and post-analytic philosophical traditions as well as the phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions. The interdisciplinary curriculum connects basic philosophical research with practical knowledge and results of engineering disciplines, specifically cybernetics and computer science, which are traditionally cultivated at the UWB. The programme pays special attention to the phenomenon of artificial intelligence, which currently permeates and resonates in all spheres of the human world, from the scientific-technological sphere to the cultural-social and economic-political one, while being shrouded by a multitude of unrealistic ideas and uncertain expectations. The graduates will be able to use the approaches of the analytic and post-analytic traditions as well as the methods of phenomenology and hermeneutics in their philosophical research, which primarily focuses on contemporary issues of science and technology. They can critically reflect, analyse and interpret epistemological, ontological and ethical aspects of current developments in cybernetics and computer science, in particular phenomena such as machine learning and neural networks, automatic speech recognition, natural language processing, cyberspace, virtual and augmented reality, intelligent control systems, and Industry 4.0. The graduates will be employable in the commercial sphere, especially in interdisciplinary teams engaged in applied research and experimental development of digital technologies and AI. At the same time, they will be prepared for doctoral studies and a career as an academic and researcher in fundamental research.

Contacts

Faculty:
Faculty of Arts
Address: Sedlackova 38, 306 14 Plzeň
Contact person:
Alena Tvrda
Personal role: Head of the Study Department
E-mail: tvrda@kap.zcu.cz
Phone: +420 377 635 010
Web: http://www.ff.zcu.cz/en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ff.zcu.cz
Institution:
University of West Bohemia
Address: Univerzitni 8/2732, 306 14 Plzeň
Contact person:
Jana Janska Lonska
Personal role: International Students Coordinator
E-mail: study@rek.zcu.cz
Phone: +420 377 635 757
Web: http://www.international.zcu.cz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/internationalzcu