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Büro VizerektorIn für Lehre und Studierende Büro VizerektorIn für Lehre und Studierende

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

800925

Ethics and Science

SE 2

2,5

Block

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Englisch

Introduction and elaboration of central concepts and methods for the discussion of ethical, legal 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.

Lecture style plus students’ presentations plus discussions in class

Presentations and end-term papers

Philip Kitcher: Science, Truth and Democracy; Oxford University Press 2003. (Weitere Literaturhinweise im Laufe des Seminars) Philip Kitcher: Science, Truth and Democracy; Oxford University Press 2003. (Weitere Literaturhinweise im Laufe des Seminars)

language of instruction: english
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