Study programme 2019-2020 | Français | ||
Epistémologie et philosophie des sciences | |||
Learning Activity |
Code | Lecturer(s) | Associate Lecturer(s) | Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s) | Establishment |
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P-CERT-063 |
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Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term |
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Français | Français | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q2 |
Organisational online arrangements for the end of Q3 2019-2020 assessments (Covid-19) |
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Description of the modifications to the Q3 2019-2020 online assessment procedures (Covid-19) |
A presentation on a scientific controversy is requested. It may be given alone or in a group and will not be graded. However, one written question (worth 40% of the grade) will address the presentation. A rest of the written examination worth 60% of the mark will consist of a few questions of understanding and reflection on the epistemologies seen in class. |
Content of Learning Activity
Part 1: Epistemology and Philosophy of Science
The first part of the course will be given through lectures. First, the teaching will focus on modern science, in particular on the main currents of the philosophy of science and epistemology (eg, inductivism, falsificationism, Popper, Lakatos, Kuhn and Feyerabend), and will cover both the subject matter and the identification of its limitations and difficulties. In a second stage, the teaching will focus on some major scientific controversies.
Part 2: Creationism in question
The second part of the course will take the form of group reflection. After a presentation of creationism, its various forms, and how it is seen by those in power, the participants will have to propose appropriate strategies to stimulate reflection on the questions rised by creationism, with students defending the consideration of the theory as being on the same level as evolutionism.
Part Three: Presentation
The third part of the course will be based on presentations given by the participants. At the beginning of the course, the participants will be divided into several groups. Each group will choose a topic from a list of controversies or problems that have created tensions between science and society. They will have to learn about the issue, divide the work and present it to others during the last sessions.
Required Learning Resources/Tools
Alan Chalmers book - Qu'est-ce que la science? (English title - What Is This Thing Called Science?)
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
Not applicable
Other Recommended Reading
Not applicable
Mode of delivery
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
Evaluations
The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)