Science and democracy
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | WF-OB-POLLO1-ER |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
07.2
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Science and democracy |
Jednostka: | Centrum Ekologii i Ekofilozofii |
Grupy: | |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
(brak)
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Poziom przedmiotu: | podstawowy |
Symbol/Symbole kierunkowe efektów uczenia się: | OB2_W09 OB2_W12 OB2_U01 OB2_U09 |
Skrócony opis: |
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.). |
Pełny opis: |
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) |
Literatura: |
- 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.). |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
written essay |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie.