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Study Plan
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Laurea in Biotecnologie - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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Un insegnamento a scelta Un insegnamento a scelta Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Philosophy of Science (2015/2016)
Teaching code
4S00960
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-FIL/02 - LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Period
II semestre dal Mar 1, 2016 al Jun 10, 2016.
Learning outcomes
The course aims at introducing the philosophical reflexion on the different approaches to science with special reference to biotechnology and its ethical implications.
Program
Philosophy and biotechnology: understanding nature between science and ethics.
Reading list
1) J. Losee, Filosofia della scienza. Un'introduzione, trad. it. di P. Budinich, Il Saggiatore, Milano 2006.
2) M. Tallacchini, F. Terragni, Le biotecnologie. Aspetti etici, sociali e ambientali, Bruno Mondadori, Milano 2004.
3) WMA Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects (http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/b3/).
4) Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, Oviedo 4. IV. 1997 (http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/Treaties/Html/164.htm).
Examination Methods
Written test.
