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| SUBJECT NAME |
TOPICS IN LOGIC, HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE |
| CODE |
30001573 |
| SESSION |
2023/2024 |
| DEGREE IN WHICH IT IS OFFERED |
MÁSTER UNIVERSITARIO EN FILOSOFÍA TEÓRICA Y PRÁCTICA
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| TYPE |
CONTENIDOS |
| CREDITS NUMBER |
5 |
| HOURS |
125 |
| PERIOD |
SEMESTER 1
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| LANGUAGES AVAILABLE |
INGLÉS |
Methodological module of Logic, History and Philosophy of Science Specialty
The aim of this course is to present a publicly relevant debate on a topic of interest for logicians, historians or philosophers of science. We want to introduce the student to the intellectual style of these three disciplines, in particular the ability to clearly articulate your arguments. We also want to show the social relevance of this approach
In addition, our university library will contribute a module on information management skills (in Spanish only). Last, but not least, since every student in the program has to take this course we want them to build a research community that will help them throughout their studies.
This course provides a general introduction that does not presuppose any particular background. If you want to follow this course in English, please do so only if you can read and write it correctly. Otherwise, we will transfer you to the Spanish-speaking section.
Sophie Keeling
Monday: 16.00-19.00
Tuesday: 11.00-14.00
E-mail: sophie.keeling@fsof.uned.es
COMPETENCIAS GENERALES
CG3. Dominar las bases metodológicas y los conocimientos que permitan la integración de los múltiples saberes filosóficos en un proyecto de trabajo personal.
COMPETENCIAS ESPECÍFICAS
CE2. Poseer una familiaridad con la actividad investigadora en filosofía gracias al estudio detallado de obras de autores relevantes, a la interacción con profesores que están desarrollando tareas de investigación propias y con los otros alumnos del Máster en los foros de cada asignatura.
CE3. Usar fuentes bibliográficas, primarias y secundarias, en el área del pensamiento filosófico; saber utilizar las bases de datos (en ambos casos tanto en papel como electrónicas) y aplicar estos conocimientos en la elaboración de trabajos académicos y de investigación filosófica.
The main three goals of this course are as follows:
- Analysing a current philosophical topic or controversy, delineating the contours of a current debate and summarizing and evaluating the main positions in the debate.
- Acquiring the basic information management skills required for conducting research in philosophy
- Building a students’ community that will support its members throughout the Master
Philosophy of Psychology
The course will look at topics in the philosophy of psychogy from the course book. This combines philosophical resources and experimental findings to explore human thought. Issues covered will include:
Self-knowledge: do we have special access to our own minds compared to other peoples'? And if so, what does this difference consist in?
Confabulation: even if we don't realise it, we at least sometimes make mistakes about our thoughts and why we hold them. What's the best explanation of this data? And what does it say about our capacity for self-knowledge?
Delusions: are delusions beliefs? And can they ever be rational?
For the first half of the course, students will write two essays of up to 2,000 words each.
The second half of the course will be taught and graded the library staff and will concern bibliographic and information techniques useful to researchers. This part of the course must be passed in order to obtain the credits for Topics in LHFC.
If a student does not pass the library module in February, s/he will take it again in September.
ONSITE TEST
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| Type of exam |
| Type of exam |
No hay prueba presencial |
| CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IN-PERSON TEST AND/OR THE WORK |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IN-PERSON TEST AND/OR THE WORK
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| Requires presence |
| Requires presence |
No |
| Description |
| Description |
Two essays on the course readings (see methodology).
This course ALSO requires to pass a module on bibliographical techniques for researchers, which is taught by Uned library staff.
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| Assessment criteria |
| Assessment criteria |
Clarity and conceptual precision.
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| Weighting of the in-person test and/or the assignments in the final grade |
| Weighting of the in-person test and/or the assignments in the final grade |
The final grade will be based on a weighted average of the grades of the different assignments based on the readings. |
| Approximate submission date |
| Approximate submission date |
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| Coments |
| Coments |
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| CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST (PEC) |
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST (PEC)
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| PEC? |
| PEC? |
Si,PEC no presencial |
| Description |
| Description |
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| Assessment criteria |
| Assessment criteria |
Clarity and conceptual precision.
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| Weighting of the PEC in the final grade |
| Weighting of the PEC in the final grade |
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| Approximate submission date |
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OTHER GRADEABLE ACTIVITIES
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| Are there other evaluable activities? |
| Are there other evaluable activities? |
Si,no presencial |
| Description |
| Description |
There will be on-line debates and discussions based on the news or other content related to the courses topics. Participation is advised and may count towards the final grade (up to 10%)
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| Assessment criteria |
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| Weighting in the final grade |
| Weighting in the final grade |
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| Approximate submission date |
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How to obtain the final grade?
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The final grade is the average of the grades obtained in the different assignments with an aditional 10% for participation in the course platform forum.
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In the first part of this course, we will discuss chapters from the core textbook:
Miyazono, Kengo and Lisa Bortolotti (2021). Philosophy of Psychology: An Introduction. Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-509-51548-6
Additional texts and references will be uploaded in the course platform.
