CODE 65120 ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 2 FILOSOFIA 8455 (L-5) - 9 cfu anno 3 STORIA 8459 (L-42) - 9 cfu anno 2 LETTERE 8457 (L-10) - 9 cfu anno 3 LETTERE 8457 (L-10) - 6 cfu anno 2 INFORMAZIONE ED EDITORIA 8769 (LM-19) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-FIL/02 LANGUAGE Italiano TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 1° Semester AIMS AND CONTENT TEACHING METHODS Combination of traditional lectures (44 hours) and classroom discussion of the project selected by each student (10 hours) SYLLABUS/CONTENT 1. Main topics of philosophy of science. 2. Science and common sense. 3. Various kinds of knowledge. 4. Scientific explanation. 5. Scientific communication. 6. Explanation and interpretation. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MICHELE MARSONET Exam Board MICHELE MARSONET (President) MARIA CRISTINA AMORETTI MARCELLO FRIXIONE MASSIMILIANO VIGNOLO LESSONS LESSONS START (approx. from Sept. 21 to Dec. 20) Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS ASSESSMENT METHODS Oral examination plus discussion of short papers written by students Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 06/06/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale 20/06/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale 11/07/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale 05/09/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION http://www.scienzeumanistiche.unige.it/?page_id=832&contenuto=corso&id=67