Seminar on Philosophy of Natural Sciences

lfilo2930  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

Seminar on Philosophy of Natural Sciences
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Feltz Bernard; Guay Alexandre coordinator; Verdée Peter;
Language
French
Prerequisites
/
Main themes
The seminar will focus on a theme in the area of the philosophy of natural science, to be determined by its members in relation to research projects they are currently involved with. Active participation at seminar meetings is strongly encouraged. Professors and researchers from the UCL interested in the topic and specialists in the topic from outside the UCL may participate in the seminar.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1

/

 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The 2017-2018 seminar's theme will be 'Scientific representation(s) of causality'. The seminar will be fused with the research seminar (Onto)LOgical Frameworks Of Science : The Linguistic Return(OLOFOS) organized by the FNRS contact group bearing the same name.
Teaching methods
/
Evaluation methods
The evaluation consists of three elements: active participation to the seminar (20% of the final grade), a personal research essay (50%) and the presentation of this paper to the seminar workshop (30%).
In second session, the evaluation consists of a personal research essay (50%) + a written exam (50%).
Other information
/
Online resources
/
Bibliography
Des documents et une bibliographie seront fournis aux étudiants via le site du cours.
Faculty or entity
EFIL


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Philosophy