The teaching of Philosophy of Science is part of the formative activities characterizing cds in Philosophy. The course is an introduction to the central themes and problems of the philosophy of science. Among these students and students will acquire the fundamental features of empirical research methodology through the study of the nature of scientific explanation, the laws of nature, the relationship between hypothesis and observational evidence and the question of scientific realism in the light of the historical change of theories. These general themes will be introduced by making direct reference to the philosophical topics discussed in the texts of some classical authors of the philosophy of science of the twentieth century, thus trying to create the necessary skills to evaluate and formulate in a rigorous philosophical thesis.
The student will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in discussion and argumentation both in a theoretical perspective and in a historical-philosophical perspective. At the end of the course the student will have acquired:
-) ability to analyse and interpret philosophical texts;
-) language and argumentative properties;
-) ability to contextualise the knowledge learned in the field of philosophical debate.
The student will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in discussion and argumentation both in a theoretical perspective and in a historical-philosophical perspective. At the end of the course the student will have acquired:
-) ability to analyse and interpret philosophical texts;
-) language and argumentative properties;
-) ability to contextualise the knowledge learned in the field of philosophical debate.
scheda docente
materiale didattico
K. Popper Science and Philosophy
C. Hempel Philosophy of the natural sciences , some chapters available online on the professor's website
R. Carnap Philosophical foundations of physics some chapters available online on the professor's website
For physicists 3 CUF.
Okasha Il mio primo libro di filosofia della scienza, Einaudi
Carnap I fondamenti filosofici della fisica, Il saggiatore (capitoli disponibili sul sito del docente)
Mutuazione: 20702666 FILOSOFIA DELLA SCIENZA in Scienze della Comunicazione L-20 DORATO MAURO
Programma
The course aims at introducing the key questions of the philosophy and methodology of science, among these the competing theories of scientific explanation, the nature of the scientific method, the relation between hypotheses and evidence and the cognitive content of scientific theories in light of their historical change. While the first part of the course will consist of an introduction to these general topics (by using Godfrey-Smith's text), in the second, longer part we will read and comment on three classics authors of 20th-century philosophy of science, namely Karl Popper, Karl Hempel and Rudolf CarnapTesti Adottati
Peter Godfrey-Smith Theory and Reality second EditionbK. Popper Science and Philosophy
C. Hempel Philosophy of the natural sciences , some chapters available online on the professor's website
R. Carnap Philosophical foundations of physics some chapters available online on the professor's website
For physicists 3 CUF.
Okasha Il mio primo libro di filosofia della scienza, Einaudi
Carnap I fondamenti filosofici della fisica, Il saggiatore (capitoli disponibili sul sito del docente)
Modalità Erogazione
Frontal lecturesModalità Frequenza
mixed lecture (streaming and frontal lecturesModalità Valutazione
5 short answers to questions about topics dealt with in class