Philosophy of Science
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- FIL219
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Norwegian or English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:
After completing the course students should have good knowledge of the key-concepts, arguments and positions in the philosophy of science.
Skills:
After completing the course the student should be able to: - discuss orally and in writing central issues, concepts and arguments in philosophy of science (eg. falsificationism, realism v. different versions of antirealism such as instrumentalism or constructive empiricism, bayesianism, etc.) - consider the relevant arguments in philosophy of science (e. g. the 'no miracles argument ') - work individually with philosophical questions and problems - discuss the value of science to society
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching is offered in the form of lectures and/or seminars.
Guidance of semester assignment paper: guidance is a voluntary offer and can occur individually or in groups.
The number of gatherings may be reduced if the number of students attending the course is less than 4. In that case, the students will be compensated with individual or group tutoring
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Forms of Assessment
An assignment consisting in answering two questions on the material taught in the course. The questions are assigned by the lecturer.
Each answer is 1500-2500 words long, w/o bibliography. Total length of the assignment, for both answers, is thus 3000-5000 words.
The assignment can be written in Norwegian or English. The assignment can be written in Norwegian or English and is to be handed in digital as one PDF-document at the end of the semester.
Assessment in a semester without teaching follows the syllabus the previous semester the course had teaching.