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assoz. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Metschl assoz. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Metschl, +43 512 507 40206

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Ethics and Science

SE 2

2,5

Block

jährlich

Englisch

Introduction and elaboration of central concepts and methods for the discussion of ethical and social implications of scientific research.

By way of selected case studies as, e.g., the Human Genome Project, ethical issues of contemporary scientific research as well as their potential solutions will be discussed. Special attention will be paid to the concerns of a democratic public and its specific methods of decision-making.

Seminar with students’ presentations plus discussions in class

Presentations

Adam Biggle/Carl Mitcham: Ethics and Science. An Introduction; Cambridge University Press 2012.

Philip Kitcher: Science, Truth and Democracy; Oxford University Press 2001.

Philip Kitcher: Science in a Democratic Society; Prometheus Press 2011.

19.03.2015