Universität Wien

180156 EK Methods and Problems (2020W)

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
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).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course will be taught remotely for as long as the Covid-19 crisis continues.

We will use BigBlueButton and Moodle.

Further information will be available on my webpage:

https://members.phl.univie.ac.at/martinkusch/

  • Monday 12.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Monday 19.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Monday 09.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Monday 16.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Monday 23.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Monday 30.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Monday 07.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Monday 14.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Monday 11.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Monday 18.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Monday 25.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will be taught remotely for as long as the Covid-19 crisis continues. We will use BigBlueButton and Moodle.
Further information will be available on my webpage:
https://members.phl.univie.ac.at/martinkusch/

This course is an introduction to historical, philosophical and sociological studies of science based on influential texts and authors. Participants will read these texts, formulate written questions, and discuss the texts and these questions during the seminar. A further goal is the ability to write a scientific contribution (of the length of a journal article).

If you want to get a feel for the course and the kind of reading it requires, you might want to check out this paper:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_science

Or this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_science

Or this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology_of_scientific_knowledge

Assessment and permitted materials

Evaluation of the participation in discussions (40% of the overall mark), of the prepared and uploaded questions (20&) as well as the essay (of about 20 pages, Font 12, Times New Roman) (40%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance (not more than once without a doctor's note); punctual attendance; care (in reading the work of other and regarding one's own presentation); argumentative engagement with others' ideas; regular uploading of questions (at least 10 times) -- The essay should discuss one of the questions raised in the seminar, and it should be based primarily on the literature discussed in class. It could be, e.g., a critique of one of the positions introduced, or an attempt to "decide" one of the debates covered in the seminar.

Examination topics

There is no exam

Reading list

Will be uploaded on Moodle

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:18