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Philosophy of Science and Politics

Subject
Subject code HKE075
Subject name Philosophy of Science and Politics
Credit points 3 ECTS
Grading method Grade prelim
Curriculum subject
Curriculum 2006 AT
Study year 4
Semester Spring semester
Subject type Mandatory
Subject loads
Lecture 16
Practice 16
General description
Ancient Greece as the birthplace of culture and theoretical science. The appearance of theoretical approaches in various sciences. Ways of deducting fundamental theoretical schemes: deductive and genetic-constructive derivation. Scientific revolutions - discovery of anomalies and/or the result of the interaction of various disciplines. Global scientific revolutions - creators of scientific rationality types. Changing ideals, category networks and ideological applications of science as basic distinguishers between classical, non-classical and post-non-classical science.
General aim
The objective of the course is to provide the students with an understanding of the basic philosophical starting points of science and the knowledge to understand contemporary socio-political and legal problems in the society.
Aim
After completing the course students are able to analyse the sociopolitical processes in the society, and apply their knowledge for interpreting legal issues.
Form description
Lectures, seminars, independent work.
Literature
1. Salumaa, E. 1992 - 1994. Filosoofia ajalugu I - II. Tallinn.
2. Meos, J. 1994. Lisalugemisi filosoofia ajaloost. Tallinn.
3. Saarinen, E. 1996. Filosoofia ajalugu tipult tipule, Sokratesest Marxini. Tallinn.
4. Künnapas, T. 1992. Suured mõtlejad. Tallinn.
5. Kunzmann, P., Burkard, F. P. , Wiedemann, F. 2004. A ja O. Filosoofia taskuteatmik. Tallinn.
6. Jacoby, E. Filosoofid. 2003. Tallinn: TEA.
7. Mitchinson Joad, C.E. 1996. Sissejuhatus filosoofiasse. Tartu: Ilmamaa.
8. Luik, T. 2002. Filosoofiast kõnelda. Tartu: Ilmamaa.
9. Merenäkk, T. 2005. Eurofilosoofia I. Tartu.
10. Magee, B. 2000. Filosoofia lugu. Tallinn: Varrak.
Replacement Subjects
HKE100 Basics of Science Philosophy
HKE019 Political Science
Current rounds
None
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