Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Starting from specific issues of contemporary science (especially in physics, chemistry and biology), epistemological questions will be raised within a dialogue between scientists and philosophers.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Linking epistemological investigation to specific scientific problems.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
First degree philosophical or scientific training.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is devoted to the consideration of questions in the fields of
-general epistemology (for example realism vs constructivism, value-free ideal vs value-laden science etc.);
-philosophy of physics (for example issues related to general relativity and quantum mechanics);
-philosophy of chemistry
-philosophy of biology (sexual and asexual reproduction, sexual differentiation; genetic manipulation as well as egg and embryo manipulation; origin of life and life diversification; origin of man and genetic diversity; anthropogenic influences and ecology; difference between humans and animals; viruses).
The detailed program of the seminar will be fixed at the beginning of the academic year in the eyes of the students attending it.
Students who would like to attend the seminar are requested to contact Laurence Bouquiaux before the 7th of October 2024.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
face-to-face
For the part of the course devoted to the philosophy of biology, students will be invited to watch videos and to prepare questions and comments on the issues raised by these videos for the in-person session
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
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Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Further information:
Additional information:
Oral and written presentation of an essay (10 pages) articulating epistemological questions with some of the scientific problems considered in the seminar. These scientific problems should be adequately mastered.
The topic of the essay should be chosen before April 15. The essay itself should be orally presented at the beginning of May and handed in before May 25 (or August 25).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Students who plan to register for this course are expected to send a mail to laurence.bouquiaux@uliege.be before october 7. Otherwise, they won't be allowed to validate the cours for the academic year 2023-2024.
Contacts
Laurence Bouquiaux,
Département de Philosophie, pl. du 20-Août, 7 - 4000 Liège.
laurence.bouquiaux@uliege.be
Pascal Poncin
Biologie du comportement - Ethologie et psychologie animale
Quai Van Beneden, 22 - 4020 Liège
P.Poncin@uliege.be
Pieter Thyssen
Département de Philosophie, pl. du 20-Août, 7 - 4000 Liège.
Association of one or more MOOCs
There is no MOOC associated with this course.