Philosophical Issues of Science and Engineering
- Published: Thursday, 01 October 2015 11:16
Major – Metallurgy
Specialisation – Ferrous metallurgy
Degree – Master
Course units:
- Subject area of the philosophy of science
- Science development concepts
- Periods in science history
- Rise and development of the philosophy of technology
Course contents:
- Structure and forms of science knowledge
- Scientific revolutions as forms of science development
- Main characteristics of milestones of its development
- Scientism and Anti-scientism
- Ethic issues of the modern science
- Main branches of the modern philosophy of technology
- Engineering sciences as an independent discipline
- Science and technology correlation at different stages of the technology evolution
Activities:
- Teacher-led group activities in a classroom;
- Extracurricular self-study of the teacher’s assignments and tasks, including the use of educational facilities (obligatory);
- Office-hours.
Total – 72 hours
Total points – 2
Laboratory classes – NONE
Midterm assessment – examination
