WIW31510 – History and philosophy of science

Module
History and philosophy of science
History and philosophy of science
Module number
WIW31510
Version: 1
Faculty
Business Administration
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Summer semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr. Christian Brauweiler
Christian.Brauweiler(at)fh-zwickau.de
Lecturer(s)

Lecturer of the Kazakh-American Free University (KAFU)

Course language(s)

English
in "History and philosophy of science"
ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (2.00 SCH Vorlesung | 1.00 SCH Seminar | 1.00 SCH Seminar)
Self-study time

90.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)

Hausaufgaben
in "History and philosophy of science"
Examination(s)

mündliche Prüfungsleistung
Module examination | Examination time: 90 min | Weighting: 100% | wird in englischer Sprache abgenommen
in "History and philosophy of science"
Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure
  • The structure and the basic concepts of the modern philosophy of science
  • Science in the culture of modern civilization
  • The emergence of science and the main stages of its historical evolution
  • The structure of scientific knowledge
  • Dynamics of science as a process of generation of new knowledge
  • Scientific traditions and scientific revolutions. Historical types of scientific rationality
  • Features of present stage of development of science. Prospects of scientific progress
  • Science as a social institute
Qualification objectives

The purpose of the subject is basic theoretical preparation for conducting research work by students in all areas of training, taking into account both the historical development of scientific research and the development of science in the context of modern socio-cultural conditions
Special admission requirements

keine
Recommended prerequisites

Basic knowledge on philosophy and world history
Continuation options
No information
Literature
  • The philosophy of science: a contemporary introduction / [Alex Rosenberg] – 2nd ed.-2005
  • Understanding philosophy of science/James Ladyman. New York,2002
  • History and philosophy of science /E. Nikolaeva, N. Khazieva. Kazan 2017
Notes

This subject will be studied at KAFU, Öskemen, Kazakhstan in the 2nd semester as a compulsory subject only for students which have KAFU as their origin/home university.

Lecturer – Prof. Marzhan Tazhiyeva

Prerequisite(s) for examination admission:

  • 50% of homework completed
Assignment to curriculum
No information
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