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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S007336
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- Philosophy of Science of the course Master's degree in Linguistics
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-FIL/02 - LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Period
Sem. 2B dal Apr 6, 2020 al May 30, 2020.
Learning outcomes
Epistemology and Philosophy of Science The course is an introduction to the Contemporary Philosophy of Science, with the aim of highlighting the most meaningful moments in the development of the Science and the philosophical issues which are involved in. Expected outcomes:
• to be able to critically examine the fundamental assumptions of Positivism, the relationship between the twentieth century “linguistic turn” of Philosophy and the Philosophy of Science and, finally, the implications of the sociological methodology when applied to epistemological subjects, in order to
• understand the conceptual grounds of the Philosophy of Science (i.e., realism, objectivity, experimental evidence, limits of validity, etc.);
• to master the Epistemological lexicon;
• to actively participate in the debates concerning developments in the field of the Philosophy of Science.
Program
SYLLABUS
The course aims to provide an answer (which does not claim to be exhaustive, but rather tries not to be defective) to the following questions: what is the value of science in the contemporary debate? What importance does the history of science have in the development of new epistemological paradigms?
The contents of the course are:
1) Outlines of the history of philosophy of science: from logical positivism to the contemporary debate;
2) The transition from scientific realism to the constructivist approach to science of epistemological sociology;
3) From Verification to Falsification: the role of experience in the elaboration of scientific theories;
4) Kuhn and scientific revolutions: from the concept of linear development of science to "paradigmatic jumps";
5) Feyerabend’s epistemological anarchism and the sociological approach to the epistemology.
DIDACTIC METHODS
The teaching methods consist of traditional lectures that will be divided into two parts:
1) a general part, which intends to introduce to the contemporary philosophy of science, through the analysis of some important moments of scientific development and the philosophical issues involved in. In this general part, we will follow the order of the arguments of Oldroyd’s History of the Philosophy of Science (original title: The Arch of Knowledge), together with anthological material that will be uploaded (in full compliance with copyright laws) on the e-learning platform of the University website;
2) a monographic part dedicated to Karl Popper’s text, Against Method, that will be read and analysed in the light of the historical and epistemological notions acquired in the first part of the course.
By means of power point presentations, on the one hand, both the teaching and the learning will be more clear and immediate and, on the other hand, students will be encouraged to actively participate to lessons. In this regard, they are encouraged to carry out seminars on topics agreed with the teacher, concerning the program dealt with during the course: these seminar activities will be recognized during the examination (the topic of the seminars will be remitted to the students).
Each lesson will be recorded in mp3 format and, together with all the material analysed during the course, will be punctually loaded on the e-learning platform of the University with the aim of easing the study for both attending students and those who can not attend lectures.
During the academic year, an individual consultation service is also available at the teacher's study, at the times indicated on the web pages and readily updated.
At the first lesson, students will receive the full calendar of teaching activities, together with the dates and classroom in which the lessons will take place and a synoptic presentation of the subject of the course.
Any suspension of lectures for academic reasons will be readily communicated in the classroom, on the web site, and on the e-learning platform forum.
[[[ UPDATE CONCERNING COVID-19 EMERGENCY
The course of Epistemology and Philosophy of Science for Master's Degree in Philosophical Sciences will be provided, in line with the provisions of the University, on line.
Each lesson will be recorded in mp3 format and, together with all the material analysed during the course, will be punctually loaded on the e-learning platform of the University. The usual e-learning method, and not zoom, will be used.
For any questions, in the context of the covid-19 emergency, skype is added to the traditional channel of emails. ]]]
REFERENCE TEXTS
The texts required are as follows:
1) David Oldroyd, Storia della filosofia della scienza. Da Platone a Popper e oltre [The Arch of Knowledge], Italian translation by L. Sosio, Milano, Il Saggiatore (Net), 2002, capp. VI-IX.
2) Karl Popper, Logica della scoperta scientifica. Il carattere autocorrettivo della scienza [The Logic of Scientific Discovery], Foreword by G. Giorello, Italian translation by M. Trinchero, Torino, Einaudi, 2010.
The reference texts are the same for both attending students and those who can not attend lectures.
Further informations, additional texts, and teaching materials will be communicated on the e-learning platform of the University website.
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Karl Popper | Logica della scoperta scientifica. Il carattere autocorrettivo della scienza | Einaudi | 2010 | ||
David Oldroyd | Storia della filosofia della scienza. Da Platone a Popper | NET, Milano | 2002 |
Examination Methods
The assessment of the learning outcomes of both the key concepts and the issues which concern both the philosophy of science and the Popper’s text will be done by means of an oral examination concerning the programme carried out during the course. This examination consists of questions to test the critical and argumentative abilities of the students, the textual exegesis, the conceptual clarity, and the acquisition of an adequate philosophical vocabulary.
The seminar activities carried out during the course will be recognized during the examination: the topic discussed by the students will be remitted.
The grades are expressed in thirtieths.
The examination is the same for both attending students and non-attending ones.
[[COVID-19 EMERGENCY UPDATE for a.y. 2020-2021: due to the protraction of the COVID-19 emergency for the academic year 2020-2021, examinations will take place only on Zoom. The oral modality of the examination is confirmed. ]]]