2025
Interdisciplinary Thematic Seminar I
Name: Interdisciplinary Thematic Seminar I
Code: HIS09371D
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/162 hours
Scientific Area:
History and Philosophy of Science
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
To provide synergies among students who come from different academic backgrounds. Allow the student a comprehensive scientific culture through interaction with research areas of CEHFCi networking with other research units.
Provide tools, concepts and methodologies in the field of History and Philosophy of Science. Provide prospects compared the practice of science, in practice contexts of science in Europe and the world.
To provide tools of work: bibliography and bibliographic sources for conducting research on the history of science.
Provide analytical tools for critical and reflective use of science in the open society of the twentieth century - XXI.
Provide tools, concepts and methodologies in the field of History and Philosophy of Science. Provide prospects compared the practice of science, in practice contexts of science in Europe and the world.
To provide tools of work: bibliography and bibliographic sources for conducting research on the history of science.
Provide analytical tools for critical and reflective use of science in the open society of the twentieth century - XXI.
Contents
Seminar will be presented on topics of History and Philosophy of Science.
1. Historical perspective of interaction socio-economic-cultural scientific activity in the Western World (emergence of big-science).
2. The construction of models of science in European colonial world, the history of science in America countries (North and South).
3. Historical perspective of the construction of Scientific Theories. The scope of professional of science (XIX-XX) and the role of technology.
4. The History of Science at the turn of the century XIX-XX: Comte, Darwin: 2 approaches to scientific change.
5. The History of Science in the XX century, historiographical perspectives: Sarton, the Congress, Bachelard, Koyré, Merton, Kuhn, Lakatos. The new historiographical trends of late XX century.
6. Science as culture: end of the 2 cultures (Snow EP)
7. The scientific controversy: historical and disciplinary variations.
1. Historical perspective of interaction socio-economic-cultural scientific activity in the Western World (emergence of big-science).
2. The construction of models of science in European colonial world, the history of science in America countries (North and South).
3. Historical perspective of the construction of Scientific Theories. The scope of professional of science (XIX-XX) and the role of technology.
4. The History of Science at the turn of the century XIX-XX: Comte, Darwin: 2 approaches to scientific change.
5. The History of Science in the XX century, historiographical perspectives: Sarton, the Congress, Bachelard, Koyré, Merton, Kuhn, Lakatos. The new historiographical trends of late XX century.
6. Science as culture: end of the 2 cultures (Snow EP)
7. The scientific controversy: historical and disciplinary variations.
Teaching Methods
Typology lecture classes (abstract, bibliography; debate classes of texts, organized interventions with students. (Framework Cehfci / HetSci). Invitation to lectures to various researchers under the program.
Presentation of various moments of working in progress, accompanied by critical comments by teachers and researchers involved.
Organization of roundtable end with the intervention of teachers and students: an interdisciplinary reflection on Themes of History of Science Theme: stays and innovations, scientific controversies and scientific discovery.
Evaluation:
Preparation and presentation and discussion of an issue paper, from a subject, source, debate, controversy, state of art related to the thesis project, demonstrating the added value of the readings and discussions in a public the workshop.
Paper: supervised, working in progress are presented in public session. Final assessment: after delivery of the paper after
Presentation of various moments of working in progress, accompanied by critical comments by teachers and researchers involved.
Organization of roundtable end with the intervention of teachers and students: an interdisciplinary reflection on Themes of History of Science Theme: stays and innovations, scientific controversies and scientific discovery.
Evaluation:
Preparation and presentation and discussion of an issue paper, from a subject, source, debate, controversy, state of art related to the thesis project, demonstrating the added value of the readings and discussions in a public the workshop.
Paper: supervised, working in progress are presented in public session. Final assessment: after delivery of the paper after
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