UCL - Introduction to epistemology

[PSP1122]

[30h] 3 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

This course is not taught in 2009-2010

Teacher(s): Philippe Thiry

Language: French

Level: First

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

To complement the philosophy course, to teach students how to adopt a critical stance towards scientific procedures with particular emphasis on psychology and education.

Main themes

- Principles of reasoning
- Types of rationality and scientificity
- Modes of rationality at work in the different trends in psychology and education. particularly psychoanalysis, cognitive psychology and neuroscience.

Content and teaching methods

To teach students how to adopt a critical stance towards scientific procedures with particular emphasis on psychology and education.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisites: none (complement to philosophy course)
Assessment : written examination
Support : lecture notes