PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | Corsi di Studio UniGe

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)

EXAMS

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Oral examination plus discussion of short papers written by students

Exam schedule

Data appello	Orario	Luogo	Degree type
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