| Name in Polish : | Filozofia nauki i techniki |
| Name in English : | Philosophy of science and technology |
| Main field of study (if applicable): | Environmental Engineering |
| Specialization (if applicable) : | Environmental Quality Management |
| Level : | II |
| Form: | full-time |
| Kind of subject : | obligatory |
| Subject code : | FLC024004W |
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Lecture |
Classes |
Laboratory |
Project |
Seminar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of hours of organized classes in University (ZZU) |
15 | ||||
Number of hours of total student workload (CNPS) |
30 | ||||
Form of crediting |
Crediting with grade | ||||
| Group of courses | |||||
Number of ECTS points |
1 | ||||
including number of ECTS points for practical(P) classes |
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including number of ECTS points for direct teacher–student contact (BK) classes |
0.5 | NAN | NAN | NAN | NAN |
| PREREQUISITES RELATING TO KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND OTHER COMPETENCES | |
|---|---|
| 1 | None |
| SUBJECT OBJECTIVES | |
|---|---|
| C1 | To acquaint students with specificity of philosophical reflection about science and technology. |
| C2 | Systematize and deepen the knowledge of the basic methods of inference that regulate and organize our knowledge. |
| C3 | Performance considerations of engineer’s activity and to present the issue of social responsibility in science and technology. |
SUBJECT EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS | |
|---|---|
| relating to knowledge: | |
| PEK W01 | The student gains knowledge of the basic methods of inference (deduction, induction and abduction). |
| PEK W02 | The student has knowledge that is essential to understanding and interpreting social and philosophical considerations of engineer’s activity. |
| relating to skills: | |
| relating to social competences: | |
| PEK K01 | The student is aware of the importance of understanding non-technical aspects and of engineer’s activity, its consequences and responsibility for undertaken decisions. |
PROGRAMME CONTENT |
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Form of classes - lecture |
Number of hours |
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| Wy1 | What is the science and technology? The basic concepts and principles of the philosophy of science and philosophy of technology. | 1 |
| Wy2 | What is the science and technology? The basic concepts and principles of the philosophy of science and philosophy of technology. | 1 |
| Wy3 | The main criteria of scientific knowledge. | 1 |
| Wy4 | The tradition of doing science from the point of view of the theory | 1 |
| Wy5 | The tradition of doing science from the point of view of the experiment. | 1 |
| Wy6 | The basic methods of inference – induction. | 1 |
| Wy7 | The basic methods of inference – deduction. | 1 |
| Wy8 | The basic methods of inference – abduction. | 1 |
| Wy9 | The main objectives and functions of science and technology from the point of view of classical philosophy of science. | 1 |
| Wy10 | The main objectives and functions of science and technology from the point of view of classical philosophy of science. | 1 |
| Wy11 | The main aims and functions of science and technology from the point of view of the sociology of scientific knowledge. | 1 |
| Wy12 | The concept of science laboratory. | 1 |
| Wy13 | The concept of science laboratory. | 1 |
| Wy14 | The problem of social responsibility of science and technology. | 1 |
| Wy15 | The problem of social responsibility of science and technology. | 1 | Suma godzin | 15 |
| TEACHING TOOLS USED | |
|---|---|
| N1 | Multimedia presentation. |
| N2 | Lecture |
| N3 | Interactive lecture |
| Evaluation (F - forming during semester), P - concluding (at semester end) | Educational effect number | Way of evaluating educational effect achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | PEK_W01, PEK_W02, PEK_K01 | Passing test, active participation in lectures |
| Primary literature: | |
|---|---|
| Primary literature: | E. Agazzi, Dobro, zło i nauka. Etyczny wymiar działalności naukowo-technicznej, Warszawa 1997; |
| Primary literature: | S. Blackburn, Oksfordzki słownik filozoficzny, Warszawa 2004; |
| Primary literature: | A. Chalmers, Czym jest to, co zwiemy nauką, Wrocław 1997; |
| Primary literature: | R. M. Chisholm, Teoria poznania,1994; |
| Primary literature: | Ch. Frankfort- Nachmiast, D. Nachmiast, Metody badawcze w naukach społecznych, Poznań 2001; |
| Primary literature: | A. Grobler, Metodologia nauk, Kraków 2004; |
| Primary literature: | M. Heidegger, Budować, mieszkać, myśleć, Warszawa 1977; |
| Primary literature: | T. Kuhn, Dwa bieguny, Warszawa 1985; |
| Primary literature: | B. Latour, Polityka natury, Warszawa 2009; |
| Primary literature: | K.R. Popper, Wiedza obiektywna, Warszawa 1992; |
| Primary literature: | J. Woleński, Epistemologia, Warszawa 2005. |
| Secondary literature: | |
| Secondary literature: | D. Sobczyńska, P. Zeidler, Nowy eksperymentalizm. Teoretycyzm. Reprezentacja, Poznań 1994, |
| Secondary literature: | P. Zeidler, Spór o status poznawczy teorii, Poznań 1992. |
| Name and surname: | Marek Sikora |
| E-mail: | m.sikora@pwr.wroc.pl |
| Nr | Subject educational effect | Correlation between subject educational effect and educational effects defined for main field of study and specialization (if applicable)** | Subject objectives*** | Programme content*** | Teaching tool number*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEK_W01 | K2IS_ W03 | C1, C2 | Lec1-Lec9 | N1, N2 |
| 2 | PEK_W02 | K2IS_ W03 | C1, C2 | Lec1, Lec10-Lec15 | N1, N2, N3 |
| 3 | PEK_K01 | K2IS_ K02 | C3 | Lec1-Lec15 |