Universität Wien

180168 VO-L Philosophy Lectures (2014S)

Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Social Ontology

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie

Programm:

6.3.2014: Mathias Schirn (LMU Munich):
On Finitism and some of its Problems

13.3.2014: Michael Schmitz (Universität Wien):
Layers of Collectivity: from Joint Attention to Group Agents

20.3.2014: Marian David (Universität Graz):
Laws of Believing

27.3.2014: Michael Potter (University of Cambridge):
Ethics and Religion in Wittgenstein's Tractatus

3.4.2014: Søren Overgard (University of Copenhagen):
Mindreading and the Unobservability Thesis

10.4.2014: Charlotte Werndl (Universität Salzburg und LSE):
Bestätigung und Schätzung in der Klimawissenschaft

8.5.2014: Hans Jürgen Wendel (Universität Rostock):
Determinismus und freier Wille

15.5.2014: Trevor Pinch (Cornell University):
Experiment as the Weakest Link: Debunking Parallel Universes and Parapsychology

22.5.2014: Jason Stanley (Rutgers University):
Language as a Mechanism of Control
Also Keynote Lecture of the 3rd WFAP Graduate Conference: We need to talk - Language and Philosophical Method

5.6.2014: Katarzyna Paprzycka (University of Warsaw):
A Responsibilist View of Actions and Omissions as well as a Review of the Knobe effect and the Butler Problem

12.6.2014: David-Hillel Ruben (University of London):
The Identity of Traditions

26.6.2014: Jane Maienschein (Arizona State University):
Looking at Cells around 1900, Seeing Complex Systems
Also Keynote Lecture of the 5th International Conference: &HPS - Integrated History and Philosophy of Science, www.univie.ac.at/ivc. Location: Aula, Uni-Campus, Hof 1

30.6.2014: Catarina Dutilh Novaes (Groningen):
Logical Pluralism on a Dialogical Conception of Logic and Deduction
Joint event with the Logic Café; Room tba

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 06.03. 17:15 - 18:45 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Thursday 13.03. 17:15 - 18:45 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Thursday 20.03. 17:15 - 18:45 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Thursday 27.03. 17:15 - 18:45 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Thursday 03.04. 17:15 - 18:45 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Thursday 10.04. 17:15 - 18:45 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Thursday 08.05. 17:15 - 18:45 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Thursday 15.05. 17:15 - 18:45 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Thursday 22.05. 17:15 - 18:45 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Thursday 05.06. 17:15 - 18:45 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Thursday 12.06. 17:15 - 18:45 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Thursday 26.06. 17:15 - 18:45 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This lecture course offers an overview over central issues in epistemology, social ontology as well as history and philosophy of science. Languages of instruction are German and English.

Assessment and permitted materials

(1) Summaries of six out of all lectures. Each summary must be between 600 and 1200 words. Please include a word count.

(2) An essay on one of the lectures. The essay must be between 4000 and

5500 words. Please include a word count. The first deadline for the six

summaries and the essay is July 15, 2014. Please

submit your manuscripts in electronic format (.doc, .rtf or .wpd) by

sending them as email attachments to hans.bernhard.schmid@univie.ac.at and

friedrich.stadler@univie.ac.at

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Orientation and survey on contemporary trends and issues in the fields of epistemology, social ontology, and philosophy of science. Ciritcal analysis of ongoing debates and related publications.

Examination topics

Lectures and discussions. Independent study.

Reading list

Will be provided by the lecturers

Association in the course directory

MA M 1 Theoretische Philosophie
M3 A. Erkenntistheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie, Technik- u. Medienphilosophie
MA M 1 Geist-Welt-Sprache
MA M 3 Philosophie der Gegenwart
MA 4 HPS
MA M 3 A
Doktorat

HPS (neu und alt): M4

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