20410628 - FS530 - THEMES OF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

The course of Topics in the Philosophy of Science is part of the program in Philosophical sciences (MA level) and is included among the complementary training activities.This course introduces some central questions in the philosophy of science and examines them critically. Through the study of classic and/or contemporary texts, students will acquire advanced knowledge of problems at the boundary between science and philosophy. They will also obtain the ability to systematically relate the philosophical and scientific tradition to the most recent developments in these areas.
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Fruizione: 20710177 TEMI DI FILOSOFIA DELLA SCIENZA in Scienze filosofiche LM-78 DORATO MAURO

Programme

Introduction to the theory of relativity and its philosophical consequences

Core Documentation

Einstein A. Relatività. Esposizione divulgativa, Bollati Boringhieri, 2015
Mazur J. Achille e la Tartaruga. Il paradosso del moto da Zenone ad Einstein, Il Saggiatore, 2019.
I primi 6 capitoli di D. Mermin, It's about time, Mit 2006. (PER CHI NON LEGGE L'INGLESE, M. Dorato, Che cos'è il tempo? Einstein, Gödel e l'esperienza del tempo, Carocci)

Attendance

mixed lessons

Type of evaluation

questions on the content of the course