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| SOCI0022-1 | Epistemology of social sciences
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| Duration : | 45h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in European Studies, Professional focus, 1st year | | | | 6 |
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| Master in Political Sciences : International Relations, Professional focus, 1st year | | | | 6 |
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| Master in Political Sciences : General, Professional focus , 1st year | | | | 6 |
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| Master in Public Administration, Professional focus, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| "licencié" in sociology, 2nd year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 4 |
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| Master in Anthropology, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Master in Sociology, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Master en anthropologie, à finalité didactique, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Master in Sociology, didactic approach, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Master in Anthropology, specialized approach in applied anthropology, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Master in Sociology, specialized approach in applied sociology, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Master in Sociology and Anthropology | | | | 6 |
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| Holder(s) : | Marc Jacquemain |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The first part of the course presents some basical concepts of general epistemology and an introduction to explanation in social sciences.
The second part is dedicated to lectures by research fellows who present some of the main theoretical frames in social sciences. |
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| Course objective : | The main goal of the course is to render students sensible to questions of conditions of validity of a social knowledge and to the relations between social theorists knowledge and lay people knowledge. |
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| Prerequisites : | A basic knowledge of great theoretical questions in social sciences |
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| Organization : | The first part of the course will consist in ex-cathedra lessons illustrated by slides. The second part will be given as lectures by research fellows. |
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| Written notes : | Advised readings:
A. Al. Chalmers, Qu'est ce que la science, La Découverte, Paris, 1987.
B. R. Frank (dir.), Faut-il chercher aux causes une raison?, Librairie philosophique J. Vrin, Paris, 1994.
C. J.-M. Berthelot, L'intelligence du social, Puf, Paris, 1990.
J. Elster : Explaining technical change, Cambridge University Press, Cambrige, 1983 |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination |
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| Contacts : | Teacher : Marc Jacquemain - 04 366 30 72
E-mail : Marc.Jacquemain@ulg.ac.be
Teaching assistant : Jérôme Pieters 04 366 48 94
E-mail : J.Pieters@ulg.ac.be |
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