Philosophy

lsc1120  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

Philosophy
2 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Feltz Bernard;
Language
French
Content


The course will review the main topics of scientific metaphysics, epistemology and ethics, from the early 20th century onwards. Some of the topics that will be addressed are scientific realism, induction, falsification, empiricism, the relation of theories to experiment, incommensurability, the nature of space and time, causation, laws of nature, reductionism, the unity of science, the ethical stakes of science, the connexion between nature, health and environment, as well as the nature of human kind, from the vantage point of contemporary neuroscience.
Evaluation methods


The final evaluation will pertain to the student's understanding of the fundamental concepts
exposed during the lessons. It will consist of a written exam
 
Online resources
Coordonnées de l'enseignant : Dr. Olivier Sartenaer, Institut supérieur de Philosophie, Place
du Cardinal Mercier, 14, Louvain-la-Neuve (bureau B-216). Email :
olivier.sartenaer@uclouvain.be.
Bibliography
Le contenu des exposés du professeur se basera pour une large part sur les ouvrages suivants : Philosophie des sciences. Une introduction (M. Esfeld, Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, 2009 [2ème édition]) et La Science et le vivant. Philosophie des sciences et modernité critique (B. Feltz, De Boeck, 2014 [2ème édition]).
Faculty or entity
SC


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