Geografie 2006, 111, 401-425
Development of demography in the process of cognition of objective reality
The article deals with development of demography in the process of cognition of objective reality. Demography is an empirical discipline having for object human populations (people) and for subject their reproduction (renewals going on especially within these populations). The object of study of demography is common for several other disciplines dealing with people, but study of reproduction of human populations is specific for demography. Attention is paid to the process of cognition of objective reality and emergence of critical thinking, to the position of demography in too process of cognition of objective reality. A special attention is paid to the development of demography in the territory of Czechia, mainly at the Charles University in Prague.
