180235 SE Philosophy of Science (2019W)
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 We 11.09.2019 09:00 to Tu 17.09.2019 10:00
- Registration is open from We 25.09.2019 09:00 to Sa 05.10.2019 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.10.2019 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 08.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 15.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 22.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 29.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 05.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 12.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 19.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 26.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 03.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 10.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 17.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 07.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 14.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 21.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Tuesday 28.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Content: The seminar will provide to the interested students an introduction in the philosophy of science. The course will give an overview of classical authors as well as new texts and debates of the discipline. Central to the course will be the reading and the discussion of some central papers in philosophy of science: from the Vienna Circle and Popper, Kuhn and Feyerabend to texts on scientific realism and the "Stanford School". Central concepts of the discipline (causality, explanation, reduction and confirmation) will be discussed with the help of central texts. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with central concepts and debates in philosophy of science. An eagerness to read and discuss as well as active participation will be essential for the course.Methode: Reading and discussion of the texts. In each unit of the course one or two texts on a central topic of the discipline will be briefly presented by a student, and will then be discussed in the group.Aims: An introduction into central problems, debates and texts in philosophy of science.
Assessment and permitted materials
Regular and active participation, reading of the texts, short presentation by each student of one or two texts (10 min.). Regular reading comments about the assigned texts.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
Will be made available elextronically on "moodle".
Reading list
Will be made available on time.
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