MA seminar: Philosophy of Science and Medicine 1 WF-FI-212-SEMLAT1
FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT:
1)The first semester
Substantive issues:
During the seminar students are going to discuss chosen problems of the
philosophy of medicine (the life and death problem, medicine as the science
and art, methods of the medicine, medical language, etc.) and the
philosophy of natural science.
Subject level
Learning outcome code/codes
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
EK_1 – student has knowledge on biological and medical science
EK_2 –student knows principles of the analysis of philosophical texts and methods of the scientific work
Skills:
EK_3 – student is able to judge critically various philosophical concepts
EK_4 – student has the ability of formulating his/her own hypotheses and present his/her opinion
Competence:
EK_5 – student is open to views of other participants of the seminar
EK_6 – student is able to express his/her own opinions
ECTS:
attending seminar - 30
preparation to seminar - 25
preparation of presentation - 30
presentation of passages from an MA thesis - 30
Consultation - 10
Total hours 120 [120 : 30(25) = 4]
ECTS - 4
Assessment criteria
Conditions for receiving a credit:
1. Attendance and active participation in seminar
2.Written work:
a) II year students – my MA students: at least one chapter of the thesis
b) I year students and the rest of II year students – a book review
(full text around 5 printed pages)
3.For all students – to deliver a paper on the chosen (or given) article
taken from one of the latest philosophy magazines.
I year students are obligated to declare this seminar as their MA
seminar by the end of the first semester.
Bibliography
The Journal of law, medicine and ethics; The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy; The History of the behavioral sciences
Additional information
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