270174 VO Science in Context (2005W)
Science in Context
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Vorbesprechung: im Seminarraum d. Instituts f. Analytische Chemie, Mittwoch 5.10.2005, 17.00 Uhr
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Einführende Ergänzung zur fachspezifischen Ausbildung in einem naturwissenschaftlichen Fach. Einbettung in über das Fach hinaus gehende wissenschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Zusammenhänge
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F400; P251 f
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F400: elective
Content: Starting by examples taken from recent discussions in the mass media the lectures introduce to the discussion of problems imposed by science in a wider context: differences between science, othe forms of knowledge and pseudoscience; in which extent are sciences objective; extra-scientific influences on science; the role of scientific institutions; quality control in science and research ethics; scientific expertise and political decisions; science and the media; scientists in armament, arms control and disarmament.