 | Study programme 2020-2021 | 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 | Q1 |
| Organisational online arrangements for the end of Q3 2020-2021 assessments (Covid-19) |
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| Description of the modifications to the Q3 2020-2021 assessment procedures (Covid-19) |
| The presentation will be worth 40% of the grade. The examination, worth 60% of the mark, will consist of a few questions of knowledge, understanding and reflection on epistemologies seen in the classroom. |
Organisational arrangements for the end of Q1 2020-2021 assessments (Covid-19) online or face-to-face (according to assessment schedule)
- Oral exam (questions and answers, presentation of individual or group work, comment and argument about a written text...)
- Production of individual or group work, essay, report, dissertation...
Description of the modifications to the Q1 2020-2021 online assessment procedures (Covid-19) online or face-to-face (according to assessment schedule)
The presentation will be worth 40% of the grade.
The examination, worth 60% of the mark, will consist of a few questions of knowledge, understanding and reflection on epistemologies seen in the classroom.
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
- Face to face
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
- Cours magistraux
Evaluations
The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)