Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
I. What is science ?
- Positivism and the Vienna Circle
- Inductivism
- Falsificationnism (Popper)
- Kuhn
- Feyerabend
II. Relativism and Scepticism
- What is relativism?
- Relativism in Philosophy of Science
- Science Studies, Relativism and constructivism
IV Value-free and value-laden Science
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To understand the challenges of the main proceedings of the philosophy of sciences in the XXth century. To be able to question the epistemologic status of the different divisions of learning students are presented with during their studying.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
none
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex cathedra course.
If the number of students enrolled permits, part of the course may be organised as a 'flipped classroom'.
4 or 5 exercise sessions are devoted to reading the texts. These sessions are mandatory for students in Philosophy.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face
Course materials and recommended or required readings
A detailed outline of the course and a collection of texts are made available on-line to students ("my uliege")
A list of reference books is given out during the first lessons.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
laurence.bouquiaux@uliege.be 04 366 55 91