Subject 'Basics of Science Philosophy'

Year:   2014/2015    2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    

Philosophy, philosophy of science, science and other ways of considering the world; research questions and methods; principles of ethics in science; the interaction of science and society; philosophical argumentation of personal views

The purpose of the course is that the student would acquire primary abilities of philosophical thinking, distinguish contemporary questions of philosophy of science from other commonsensical and philosophical questions and would shape personal reasoned answers for these questions.

After passing the course the student
- distinguishes philosophy from other ways of considering the world;
- distinguishes between science, philosophy of science and other branches of philosophy according to their research questions and methods;
- understands the interaction of social and scientific activities of humans;
- is able to recognize pseudoscientific views and distinguish them from scientific approaches; knows how to be critical of sources of information and independently assess the certainty of it;
- is acquainted with and appreciates the principles of ethics in science;
- is able to discuss primary philosophical texts;
- shapes a personal reasoned view concerning the main questions that are discussed.

Lectures, seminars, assignments for individual work

Compulsory Literature:
Chalmers, A.F.. Mis asi see on, mida nimetatakse teaduseks: arutlus teaduse olemusest ja seisundist ning teaduslikest meetoditest. Tartu: Ilmamaa, 1998.
Lecture materials
Texts for seminars

Recommended literature:
Kuhn, Thomas Samuel. Teadusrevolutsioonide struktuur. Tartu: Ilmamaa 2003.
Ben Goldacre. Pahateadus. Tallinn: Noria Books, 2009.
Bachmann, Talis. Teaduspraktika tahud ja toed. Tartu: Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus, 2004. http://dspace.utlib.ee/dspace/handle/10062/18997
Teaduse metodoloogia / [J. Rebane, L. Valt, J. Tammaru... jt.] ; koostanud Rein Vihalemm
Tallinn : Eesti Raamat, 1979.

Non-differentiated assessment is used. The result of the course will be either pass, fail or not present.

2019: RR  

2018: AT  ET  HE  KK  ME  RA  RG  RR  TD  TE  TK  TL*  

2017: AT  ET  HE  KK  KT  ME  RA  RG  RR  RT  TD  TE  TK  TL*  TT  

2016: AT  ET  HE  KT  ME  RA  RG  RR  RT  TD  TE  TK  TL  TT  

2015: AT  ET  HE  KT  ME  RA  RG  RR  RT  TD  TE  TL  TT  

2014: AT  ET  HE  KT  ME  RA  RG  RR  RT  TD  TE  TL  TT  

2013: AT  ET  HE  KT  ME  RA  RG  RR  RT  TD  TE  TL  TT  

2012: AT  EI  ET  GI  KT  LI  MI  RA  RR  RT  TD  TEI  TI  

2011: AT  EI  GI  KT  LI  MI  RA  RR  RT  TD  TEI  TI  

2010: AT  EI  GI  KT  LI  MI  RA  RR  RT  TD  TEI  TI  

2009: AT  EI  GI  KT  LI  MI  RA  RR  RT  TD  TEI  TI  

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