180103 SE Philosophy of science (2021S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 12.02.2021 09:00 to We 17.02.2021 10:00
- Registration is open from We 24.02.2021 09:00 to Mo 01.03.2021 10:00
- Deregistration possible until We 31.03.2021 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 08.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 15.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 22.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 12.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 19.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 26.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 03.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 10.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 17.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 31.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 07.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 14.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 21.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
- Monday 28.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course is an introduction to philosophy of science, covering central issues from both historical and contemporary philosophy of science. Having taken the course, participants should be familiar with the main topics and theories within philosophy of science. Besides being introduced to the central questions from – and a bit of history of – philosophy of science, students will be able to participate in discussions, understand, and critically reflect upon ongoing debates. In addition to general philosophy of science topics, examples from different special sciences will be addressed.Method of the course: seminar, i.e. presentations and discussion of texts. Students will co-chair sessions, prepare text-based assignments and presentations at home, discuss and present in class, and write a thesis-oriented seminar paper.
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment will be based on: active participation (20%), home-assignments (20%), co-chairing of a session (10%), and a seminar-paper (50%).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Participants of this course should be familiar with the central topics from philosophy of science, be able to understand, discuss, and critically reflect upon historical and contemporary issues within philosophy of science. Two unauthorized absences will be excused. By registering for this course/seminar, you tacitly agree to having all your electronic submissions checked by the plagiarism detection software Turnitin.
Examination topics
What is science?; induction, deduction, abduction;logical positivism; causality; laws of nature; explanations; Popper, Kuhn & their critics; scientific realism; models, idealizations, abstractions; reduction and emergence; scientific understanding and representation; Bayesianism: learning & evidence; philosophical problems in the special sciences.
Reading list
- Samir Okasha, 2002, Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press.
- Peter Godfrey-Smith, 2003, Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, University of Chicago Press.
- Additional articles and texts will be announced in the seminar and on Moodle.
- Peter Godfrey-Smith, 2003, Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, University of Chicago Press.
- Additional articles and texts will be announced in the seminar and on Moodle.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Sa 08.07.2023 00:17