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| PHIL0040-1 | Introduction to the philosophy of sciences
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Laurence Bouquiaux |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | I. science - culture - society.
-The different divisions of learning : theory of knowledge, epistemology, history of science, sociology of sciences.
-(Techno)science and democracy
-Science and philosophy
II. What is science ?
-G. Bachelard
-Logical positivism
-K. Popper
-I. Lakatos
-Th. Kuhn
-The question of relativism
III. Epistemologic status of human sciences. |
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| Course objective : | Explain to the students the challenges of the main proceedings of the philosophy of sciences in the XXth century. Lead the students to question the epistemologic status of the different divisions of learning they are presented with during their studying. |
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| Prerequisites : | none |
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| Organization : | See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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| Written notes : | A collection of texts explaining the course is made available to students.
A list of reference books is given out during the first lessons. |
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| Assessment : | Oral exam in June. |
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| Contacts : | laurence.bouquiaux@ulg.ac.be
04 366 55 91 |
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