Subject 'Philosophy of Science and Politics I'

Year:   2006/2007    2007/2008    2008/2009    2009/2010    2010/2011    

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.

The objective of the course is to provide the students with an understanding of the basic philosophical starting points.

After completing the course students are able to understand the most general regularities in development of science.

Lectures, seminars, independent work.

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. 11. Materials chosen and put together by the lecturer.

2008: EA  

2007: EA  

2006: EA