(in Polish) Science and democracy

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Course ID:	WF-OB-SUSAD
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.2 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Science and democracy
Organizational unit:	Center for Ecology and Ecophilosophy
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Subject level:	elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:	OB2_W09 OB2_W12 OB2_U01 OB2_U02 OB2_U05
Short description:	Science is an essential practice for human societies and it is one of the main sources of civilization and progress. The origin and development of modern science is deeply intertwined with the origin and development of modern liberal democracies. The relation between science and democracy is complex and articulated. The class will present the origins of the relation between science and democracy from a historical and theoretical point of view. Then, some perspectives on such a relation will be discussed. Finally, the relation between science and democracy will be discussed through some cases (i.e. use of animal in research, compulsory vaccines etc.).
Full description:	Course content: 1. The birth of modern science and of modern democracies: historical and theoretical overview (3 hours) 2. Theoretical viewpoints on the role of science in a democratic society (3 hours) 3. Freedom of research, democratic regulations and rights (3 hours) 4. Case of conflict between science and democracy (3 hours) 5. Communicating science in a democratic society. (3 hours)
Bibliography:	- P. Kitcher, Science, Truth, and Democracy, Oxford U.P., 2001 - P. Kitcher, Science in a democratic society, Prometheus Books, 2011. - N. Oreskes, Why Trust Science?, Princeton U.P., 2010
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	The students will learn about the origins of the relation between science and democracy from a historical and theoretical point of view. Then, some perspectives on such a relation will be discussed. Finally, the relation between science and democracy will be discussed through some cases (i.e. use of animal in research, compulsory vaccines etc.).
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	written essay

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