Teaching code

4S000449

Teacher

Christophorus Zoschg

Credits

3

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-FIL/02 - LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Period

LMSIO BZ - 1° ANNO 2° SEM. dal Apr 16, 2020 al Jun 27, 2020.

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Learning outcomes

The course provides students with the basic concepts of practical ethics and philosophy of science.
Learning outcomes:
- Outline the concept of ethics as a science to guide action
- Understanding the concepts of ethical reflection
- Define the core terms of ethics: morality, act, value, norm, responsibility, justice
- To know the tasks and concepts of modern ethics and the foundations of ethical standards
- Outline the fundamental concepts of ethics in science and ethics in research
- Identify ethical quality criteria of scientific theories and ethical principles of research
- Outline the fundamental ethical concepts in the health field and the principles of bioethics according to Beauchamp and Childress
- Understand the structure of a case discussion oriented to biothetical principles according to Beauchamp and Childress

- Outline the purpose of the philosophy of science
- Defining the concept of science and knowledge
- Outline science as a system of theories
- Knowing the structure of the scientific community and epistemological values
- Outline the regulatory principles of science: argumentation and truth
- Understanding the structure of scientific explanations and prognoses
- Outline the concepts of causality and correlation

Program

Program Practical ethics
Ethics as a science for guidance in acting
Ethical terminology: moral, act, values, norms, responsibility, justice
Ethics questions
The dominant ethical strands and the justification of ethical standards
The specific questions of practical ethics
The ethics of science
Quality criteria for scientific theories
Ethical principles of research
Ethics and bioethics in health care
Bioethical principles
Bioethical principles oriented case discussions

Program Philosophy of science
The philosophy of general and specific science
Scientific explanation and scientific prognosis
Empirical phenomena, empirical theories and empirical awareness
Definition of the concept of science
Science as a system and as a system of theories
The system of the scientific community
The regulatory principles of science: argumentation and truth
What does "knowledge" mean?
The concept of truth in science
The scientific argument
The structure of scientific explanations and prognoses
Cause and correlation, cause and reason, causality versus correlation

Examination Methods

The modalities of the examination will have to be defined later and will depend on the rules concerning the health emergency.
The written test will be the preferred method. If necessary, the examination can be carried out individually through an oral test, possibly online.